hum ahl-e-qalam ahl-e-wafa ahl-e-nazar hain
hum shahr mein rahte hue bhi shahr-badar hain

dohraegi jin namon ko tarikh tumhaari
is shahr mein un logon ke tute hue ghar hain

raij hua ye kaun sa qanun ki phir ab
sannata hai bazaron mein sunsan nagar hain

aisa bhi nahin waqt ke tewar ko na samjhun
is daur ke haalat mere pesh-e-nazar hain

aae to koi dast-e-sitam ahl-e-junun tak
hum log bhi ab apni jagah sina-sipar hain

dam todne wali hai mere shahr ki zulmat
jo zulm ke aiwan the wo zer-o-zabar hain

aise bhi junun-pesha hain kuchh log jahan mein
muddat se jo manzil ke liye garm-e-safar hain

kya daur hai jo dida-e-bina nahin rakhte
wo log bhi shaista-e-adab-e-nazar hain

tauqir-o-sataish hai yahan be-hunaron ki
mahrum-e-sataish hain to bas ahl-e-hunar hain