itna jaan-soz mere shahar ka sannata hai
mujh ko viranon ki taqdir pe rashk aata hai

sar pe jalti hui ek dhup hai ta-hadd-e-nazar
mera saya mere qadmon pe chhupa jata hai

'mir'-o-'ghaalib' ki riwayat se bad-zan shair
be-irada bhi usi rah par aa jata hai

kanp jata hun ki badhne ko hain gham ke sae
jab koi lamha masarrat ba-kanar aata hai

jaane wo lamha kab aaega meri hasti mein
dil mein jo aas ki qindil jala jata hai

qasr-e-mustaqbil-e-raana bhi banao yaro
ji bahut mazi ke khandaraat se ghabraata hai

jaane kya baat hai is dharti ka chehra 'mehdi'
khun mein dub ke kuchh aur nikhar jata hai