dur se sab ko ye lagta hai sawera hai yahan

dur se sab ko ye lagta hai sawera hai yahan
koi aae to wo dekhe ki andhera hai yahan
gham to ye hai ki wahi shakhs nahin aata hai
jis ki guzri hui raaton ka basera hai yahan


dur tak kali ghataon ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin
us ne zulfon ko kuchh is tarh bikhera hai yahan
ye mera shahr taraqqi mein yunhi pichhe nahin
jo hai mansab pe wo har shakhs lutera hai yahan


hum palatna bhi agar chahen to palten kaise
hum ko har mod pe haalat ne ghera hai yahan
ghair to ghair hai ghairon ki koi baat nahin
kaam wo bhi nahin aata hai jo mera hai yahan


koi bach jae ye mumkin hi nahin hai 'minhaj'
sanp pale hue har ghar mein sapera hai yahan