khidkiyon se bhi agar dhup na aai hoti
hum ne din hote hue sham' jalai hoti

apni aankhon ko agar hum bhi bacha le jate
sans lete hue manzar se burai hoti

log mar’ub bahut hain teri mehrabon se
bel hi koi sutunon pe chadhai hoti

meri aankhon ke darichon mein sabhi rang us ke
dil ki diwar bhi kash us ne sajai hoti

hum ko manzur na thi qaid-e-wafadari-e-shah
warna pairon mein bhi zanjir-e-tilai hoti

sare tehwar guzar jate hain sune sune
ye 'imarat bhi kabhi tum ne sajai hoti