ajnabi shahr mein ghar yaad aaya
dhup dekhi to shajar yaad aaya

qalb-e-daulat ko tamanna-e-sukun
zehn-e-iflas ko zar yaad aaya

band darwaze pe dastak sun kar
hai duaon mein asar yaad aaya

dasht-e-afkar ki wusat ya-rab
koi diwar na dar yaad aaya

kaif-awar tere lahje ki khanak
nashsha-e-zud-asar yaad aaya

qasr-e-imroz mein urdu dekhi
lal qila mein 'zafar' yaad aaya

chand ashaar-e-'muazzam' kah kar
aaj 'ghaalib' ka hunar yaad aaya