aag hi kash lag gai hoti
do ghadi ko to raushni hoti

log milte na jo naqabon mein
koi surat na ajnabi hoti

puchhte jis se apna nam aisi
shahr mein ek to gali hoti

baat koi kahan khushi ki thi
dil ko kis baat ki khushi hoti

maut jab tere ikhtiyar mein hai
mere qabu mein zindagi hoti

mahak uthta nagar nagar 'khawar'
dil ki khushbu agar udi hoti