ye shahr hai wo shahr ki jis mein hain be-wajh kaamyab chehre yahan siyasat ki aandhiyon ne mita diye mahtab chehre fareb khana na gham uthana na un ke sae mein munh chhupana hazar kante chhupae baithe hain shokh rangin gulab chehre koi bhi hamdam nahin hai sachcha koi bhi sathi nahin hai mukhlis jinhen tum apna samajh rahe ho wahi hain khana-kharab chehre koi bhi aaina-ru nahin jo sadaqaton ki shabih dikhae khushamadon ki naqab ne sab chhupa diye be-naqab chehre koi naya dard saunp denge koi naya zakhm dal denge kiran kiran hain zahr mein dube hain zahiran aaftab chehre jo padh sako to khulus padh lo meri nigahon ki sadgi mein jahan mein 'afshan' se log kam hain hon jin ke sachchi kitab chehre