har dar pe apne sar ko jhukae hue hain log
apna waqar khud hi girae hue hain log

aaina ban ke shahr mein aae hue hain log
khanjar bhi aastin mein chhupae hue hain log

puchho na apne shahr ki tahzib ka chalan
izzat kisi tarah se bachae hue hain log

ek jashn-e-inqalab manane ke waste
maqtal har ek ghar ko banae hue hain log

dil mein kuduraten hain magar dekhiye janab
ek dusre se hath milae hue hain log

aata nahin zaban pe kabhi un ke us ka nam
kya jaane dil mein kis ko basae hue hain log

sahra-naward koi nahin hai 'qamar-rais’
viran shahr-e-gul ko banae hue hain log