bante hi shahr ka ye dekhiye viran hona
aankh khulte hi mera dahr mein giryan hona

dil ki mere jo koi shomi-e-qismat dekhe
bawar aa jae gulistan ka bayaban hona

chashm-o-abru ke liye ashk hain saz-o-naghma
mera girya meri aankhon ka ghazal-khwan hona

zakhm hain lala-o-gul partaw-e-sehn-e-gulshan
dekhiye dil ka mere rashk-e-gulistan hona

dasht-e-paimai se be-zar tamannaen hain
bar hai un ko mere qalb ka mehman hona

in mein kya farq hai ab is ka bhi ehsas nahin
dard aur dil ka zara dekhiye yaksan hona

ab nazar aate ho masjid mein jabab-e-'mehdi'
sheb mein tum ko mubarak ho musalman hona