charagh-e-khwab-e-shikasta ki lau hai maddham dekh
kabhi to aa meri tanhaiyon ka aalam dekh

jawaz dhund rahi hain kai nigahen yahan
ye teri marzi hai tu chahe mujh ko kam-kam dekh

hamare shahr mein sachchaiyan muqayyad hain
yaqin na aae to chal aainon ka matam dekh

abhi thahar ai janaza padhane wale shakhs
badan ke malbe ke niche dabe hue gham dekh

yahan bhi masala baiat ka hi raha hoga
lahu mein dube hue hain hazaron parcham dekh

yahan ke logon se ummid rakh wafaon ki
yahan ek arse se badle nahin hain mausam dekh

kabhi bhula to diya tha use magar 'afaq'
palak jhapakte hi kyun aankh ho gai nam dekh