har lahza tamasha-e-digar dekh rahe hain
bante hue qatron ko guhar dekh rahe hain

tanzim teri ahl-e-nazar dekh rahe hain
kanton mein numud-e-gul-e-tar dekh rahe hain

chaunki hain abhi nind mein dubi hui aankhen
khulte hue maikhane ka dar dekh rahe hain

ab gard-e-kaf-e-pa hain dayar-e-mah-o-anjum
qudsi meri parwaz-e-nazar dekh rahe hain

rukh chhute hue maskan-e-adam ki taraf hai
aflak-nashin azm-e-bashar dekh rahe hain

chhitki tere mukhde ki hai ye chandni jab se
hum sham mein andaz-e-sahar rekh rahe hain

allah re tere aariz-e-taban ki tajalli
dekha nahin jata hai magar dekh rahe hain

hum apne hi qadmon ki tajalli ka tamasha
ta-manzil-e-khurshid-o-qamar dekh rahe hain

kuchh log hue shauq se khud zinat-e-atish
kuchh log tamasha-e-sharar dekh rahe hain

honton pe hansi aankh mein masum shararat
nairang-e-ada sham-o-sahar dekh rahe hain

allah-ghani husn-e-nazar ka ye karishma
aankhen hain kidhar aur kidhar dekh rahe hain

taqon se gire jate hain asnam-e-khayali
hum but-shikani-ha-e-nazar dekh rahe hain

ai nabz-e-do-alam teri raftar mein 'safdar'
aaj apne taranon ka asar dekh rahe hain