apne hi shahr mein ajnabi ho gaya
doston ne jo chaha wahi ho gaya

ghair to ghair apnon se nisbat nahin
kis qadar khud-gharaz aadmi ho gaya

pyar ikhlas dil-bastagi dilbari
aaj-kal paikar-e-kaghazi ho gaya

qatl us ne kiya apna kah kar mujhe
sare ilzam se bhi bari ho gaya

log kyon us ko maghrur kahne lage
paida jis mein shuur-e-khudi ho gaya

kya koi inqalab aur aane ko hai
chehra ghunchon ka kyon shabnami ho gaya

jo bhi guzra hai 'khalid' teri yaad mein
lamha wo hasil-e-zindagi ho gaya