janam liya hai jo insan-farosh nagri mein
sukut chhaya hua hai khamosh-nagri mein

jo munh ki kha ke palatta hai aur basti se
nikalta hai wo sab apna josh nagri mein

agarche chehre se ye sakht-gir lagte hain
sabhi hain dost-sifat barf-posh nagri mein

tumhaare shahr ke shar shor ka asar hi nahin
ki chhod aaya hun main chashm-o-gosh nagri mein

padi hai sab ko yahan apna sar chhupane ki
koi to mujh sa dikhe sarfarosh nagri mein

amir-e-shahr ne sarf-e-nazar pisar se kiya
gharib-e-shahr ka nikla hai dosh nagri mein

uga rahe hain yahan fasl zulmaton ki jo
sunai di hai nawa-e-sarosh nagri mein

bahaar aai hai pili khizan ruton ke ba'd
so paya jata hai josh-o-kharosh nagri mein

'rashid' nam ke sunte hain koi shaer hain
nahin hai un sa koi shabdkosh nagri mein