kabhi wafaen kabhi bewafaiyan dekhin
main un buton ki gharaz aashnaiyan dekhin

hum uth chale jo kabhi us gali ko wahshat mein
to us ghadi na kuen aur na khaiyan dekhin

zahe nasib hain us ke ki jis ne wasl ki shab
gale mein apne wo nazuk kalaiyan dekhin

ye satah-e-khak hai kya razm-gah ka maidan
ki jis pe hoti hui nit ladaiyan dekhin

gali mein us ki ye bazar-e-marg garm hua
ki dad khwahon ki wan chaarpaiyan dekhin

rakha na khat kabhi aariz pe us pari-ru ne
ba-rang-e-aina nit wan safaiyan dekhin

hunuz jite rahe hain to sakht-jaani se
wagarna hum ne bhi kya kya judaiyan dekhin

na hath aai mere 'mushafi' wo zulf-e-rasa
main taleon ki bhi apne rasaiyan dekhin