us ki timsal ko pane mein zamane lag jaen
hum agar aaina-khanon hi mein jaane lag jaen

kya tamasha hai ki jab bikne pe raazi ho ye dil
ahl-e-bazar dukanon ko badhane lag jaen

panw mein khak hi zanjir-e-giran hai ki nahin
puchhna log jab is shahr se jaane lag jaen

aashiqi ke bhi kuchh aadab hua karte hain
zakhm khaya hai to kya hashr uthane lag jaen

aur kis tarah karen husn-e-khuda-dad ka shukr
sher likhne lagen taswir banane lag jaen

kuchh to zahir ho ki hain jashn mein shamil hum log
kuchh nahin hai to chalo khak udane lag jaen