ham-zaban ho gae hum log shanasai hui
shab ke sannaton mein jab ru-ba-ru tanhai hui

aap ka bazm se uth jaana mere haq mein raha
aap ke baad meri khub pazirai hui

pyas zakhmi rahi zindan ke darwazon tak
bahte dariyao kahan tum se masihai hui

pahle kuchh abr ke tukdon sa tha larzan us par
baad mein kya hua kyon shakl thi gahnai hui

meri basti to dil-azar pasand basti hai
kyon tere shahr mein mehman ki ruswai hui

ek muddat hui jis lash ko dafnae hue
aaj wo lash mili nahr mein utrai hui

sirf miras-e-shahadat hi nahin hisse mein
daulat-e-girya-e-mazlum bhi aabai hui