hijr ki rut hai tera rup magar samne hai
han wahi chehra wahi dida-e-tar samne hai

khub hai shahr-e-aman tera yahan bhi ai jaan
jis se hum bach ke chale the wo khatar samne hai

ab nahin koi yahan hausla dene wala
phir wahi dasht wahi sham-e-safar samne hai

sath chalti thin abhi ek nagar ki chikhen
ab koi dusra majruh nagar samne hai

ab bhi hai duri ka ehsas ki shal hain panw
yun to main shahar mein hun aap ka ghar samne hai

dhup ki tez tapish aur safar hai dar-pesh
saeban koi yahan hai na shajar samne hai

agle lamhe ka bhala kis ko yaqin hai 'athar'
zindagi kya hai bas ek raqs-e-sharar samne hai