jo ho chuka hai jo hona hai us ka sangam hai
abhi se aage muallaq hai pichhe mubram hai

hamare shahr ke har sach mein jhut mudgham hai
yahan safed-o-siyah ki tamiz mubham hai

bas ek main se azazil ho gaya iblis
aur ek dua ki badaulat khalifa aadam hai

na ha-o-hu na koi chikh hai sar-e-maqtal
hamare shahr mein kaisa ye hu ka aalam hai

kisi ke shauq ne ganga ka rup dhaar liya
kisi ke ishq ka izhaar aab-e-zamzam hai

kahan pe bhej diya hai ye kaisi duniya hai
ki zindagi to yahan ek jehd-e-paiham hai

jo haal puchhne aae hain mere zakhmon ka
kisi ke hath namak hai kisi ke marham hai

ye kis ne soch ka is shab diya jalaya hai
faza-e-shahr pe ab raushni ka parcham hai

ye kya sawal uthaya hai phir 'hidayat' ne
faqih-e-shahr ka phir se mizaj barham hai