ab shahr mein kahan rahe wo ba-waqar log
mil kar khud apne-ap se hain sharmsar log

hathon mein waqt ke to koi sang bhi na tha
kyun tut kar bikhar gae aaina-war log

apne dukhon pe tanz koi khel to na tha
zakhmon ko phul kah gae hum waza-dar log

baithe hain rang rang ujale tarashne
rakh kar lahu ki shama sar-e-rahguzar log

kuchh sadgi-e-taba thi kuchh maslahat ka jabr
kanton ko pujte rahe bagh-o-bahaar log

aab-o-hawa-e-shahr junun-khez thi bahut
daman nahin the phir bhi hue tar tar log

phunka hamein to narm shagufon ki os ne
jite hain kaise dil mein chhupa kar sharar log