aata hai kaun dard ke maron ke shahr mein
rahte hain log chand sitaron ke shahr mein

milta to hai khushi ki haqiqat ka kuchh suragh
lekin nazar-fareb ishaaron ke shahr mein

un ankhdiyon ko dekh ke hota hai ye guman
hum aa base hain baada-gusaron ke shahr mein

ai dil tere khulus ke sadqe! zara sa hosh
dushman bhi be-shumar hain yaron ke shahr mein

dekhen 'adam' nasib mein hai kya likha hua
dil bechne chale hain nigaron ke shahr mein