bahut din rah liya ku-e-nadamat mein
hazimat ke bahut se war hum ne sah liye

tera ye shahr shahr-e-jaan nahin hai
tere is shahr mein ab aur kya rahna

hamare khwab
tere khar-o-khas mein the

hamare lafz
teri pesh-o-pas mein the

ki hum har sans
teri dastaras mein the

tere ujle dinon se
hum ko kya hissa milega

gada ke hath mein
tuta hua kasa rahega

hamesha ke liye shayad
yahi qissa rahega

ab is dhoke mein kya rahna
bahut din rah liya ku-e-nadamat mein