hawaen chup thin lahakti jihat pe koi na tha
patang lut ke aaya to chhat pe koi na tha

bade dinon mein parindon se guftugu sikhi
phir inhisar hamara lughat pe koi na tha

padi wo dhup ki shahzadiyan thahar na sakin
wahi thin reshmi sansen bunat pe koi na tha

wahi rahi sahi baaten wahi rahe sahe gham
tamam shahr mein apni sifat pe koi na tha

rahin-e-dil koi dukh tha lahu ke sath gaya
mera udhaar kisi saltanat pe koi na tha

sabhi ko ek hi ujlat ki rasm puri ho
baham the log magar taziyat pe koi na tha