amir-e-shahr ke aangan mein jab ujale hue
na jaane kitne gharon ke charagh kale hue

isi zamin ke khuda qabr-gah mein apni
hain apni jism ki mitti pe khak dale hue

tumhaari fikr ki kotah-qad haweli mein
bujhe charagh to phir makdiyon ke jale hue

mukhalifin ka ab shaghl ho gaya hai yahi
uchhaalte hain ye jumle mere uchhaale hue

ajib baat hai khud meri aastin ke sanp
mujhi ko ghurte rahte hain sar nikale hue

hamare shahr mein lafzon ki khetiyan hain bahut
qadim log hain sare lughat khangale hue

ye ahl-e-fan mein bhi kide nikal dete hain
hasad ka tauq jo hain gardanon mein dale hue