apne pahlu mein chhupae hue patthar nikla
ye tera shahr bhi tujh sa hi sitamgar nikla

thi jo mahfuz mere sath meri khak-e-badan
le udi tez hawa ghar se jo bahar nikla

sab ki goyai pe hawi thi meri khamoshi
kaun mujh sa teri mahfil mein sukhnawar nikla

shahr mein phaila hua khauf-e-shanasai tha
ghar se har shakhs naya rup badal kar nikla

kis taraf jaoge ab pyas bujhane logo
dasht-e-be-ab se aage to samundar nikla

ban gai panw ki zanjir dar-o-baam ki yaad
khud meri rah ki diwar mera ghar nikla

ki mohabbat bhi to ek dushman-e-jaan se 'khawar'
apna dushman na koi tere barabar nikla