ab hum charagh ban ke sar-e-rah jal uthe
dekhen to kis tarah se bhatakte hain qafile

jo muntazir the baat ke munh dekhte rahe
khamosh rah ke hum to badi baat kah gae

kab manzilon ne chume qadam un ke hamdamo
har rah roke sath jo rah-gir chal pade

jaane zaban ki baat thi ya rang rup ki
hum aap apne shahr mein jo ajnabi rahe

wo log khush-nasib the apni nigah mein
jo har kisi ke shauq ki khud dastan bane

malum jin ka nam-o-nishan bhi nahin hamein
hum un ka shahr shahr pata puchhte phire

kahne ko ek jahan se ulajhte rahe magar
ai dard apne sae se dar dar ke hum jiye