nazil hua tha shahr mein kala azab ek
ghaarat-gar-e-nasib tha khana-kharab ek

sansen sisakti rah gain diwar-o-dar ke bich
barpa hua tha chhat pe naya inqalab ek

mera safar tha jism ke bahar falak ki samt
utra tha meri qabr pe jab aaftab ek

mere liye bahut thi khizan-dida raushni
us ki pasand lakh mera intikhab ek

arz-o-sama se koi talluq na rabta
ras aa gaya hai mujh ko safar la-jawab ek

shahr-e-ghazal mein jauhar-e-nayab fan 'alim'
hain sainkadon janab mein aali-janab ek