aankhon ke kanwal lab ke chaman-zar bahut the
diwane magar sair se bezar bahut the

hum log kadi dhup ke shaidai the warna
yun sar ko chhupane dar-o-diwar bahut the

har shakhs ke chehre pe kai chehre the chaspan
tujh jaise tere shahr mein ayyar bahut the

tuta hua pul ret ki diwar hawa tez
lagta hai ki basti mein gunahgar bahut the

alfaz ada karti rahin bolti aankhen
chup rah ke bhi wo mail-e-guftar bahut the

aankhon ke darichon mein haya jag rahi thi
soe the kuchh aise ki wo bedar bahut the

wo shakhs to har gam pe deta raha dhoke
tum phir bhi 'nawed' us ke parastar bahut the