is shahr-e-kaj-kulah ke aasar dekhna
aur khud ko be-rida sar-e-bazar dekhna

wo mere baadban ka khulna hawa ke sath
aur mud ke tera jaanib-e-rahwar dekhna

aashob-e-khisht-o-khak se ji ko aman kahan
phir us pe rang-e-shisha-e-pindar dekhna

ab ke lagan kaun uthane ko aaega
ab ke saron ki fasl hai tayyar dekhna

masnad-nashin-e-shahr-e-kharabaat kaun ho
kis se sambhal sakegi ye dastar dekhna

gah is fasil-e-yaad ki qindil par nigah
gah asp-e-harf-o-khwab ki raftar dekhna

jis mein gharib-e-shahr ki beti chuni gai
ai mere shahr-e-yar wo diwar dekhna