kaise jaanun ki jahan khwab-numa hota hai
jabki har shakhs yahan aabla-pa hota hai

dekhne walon ki aaankhon mein nami tairti hai
sochne walon ke sine mein khala hota hai

log us shahr ko khush-haal samajh lete hain
raat ke waqt bhi jo jag raha hota hai

ghar ke bare mein yahi jaan saka hun ab tak
jab bhi lauto koi darwaza khula hota hai

fasle is tarah simte hain nai duniya mein
apne logon se har ek shakhs juda hota hai

mere muhtaj nahin hain ye badalte mausam
man leta hun magar dil bhi bura hota hai

chandni raat ne ehsas dilaya hai 'malal'
aadmi kitne sarabon mein ghira hota hai