ho rahi hai raat-din har samt se yalghaar ab
lad raha hai bas akela hi sipah-salar ab

mujh ko jis ki justuju thi mera dushman mil gaya
main hun apne aap hi se barsar-e-paikar ab

ek markaz par simat kar rah gai hai zindagi
jazb hai diwar hi mein saya-e-diwar ab

aap darwazon pe dastak de rahe hain kis liye
jaiye is shahr mein koi nahin bedar ab

bach ke tufan se nikalne ki koi surat nahin
dubti kashti ka kar len aakhiri didar ab