khilqat-e-shahr to kahne ko fasane mange
meri ruswai ke kya kya na bahane mange

main use roz nae zakhm dikhaun phir bhi
dil-e-be-mehr wahi dard purane mange

ek aawara-e-manzil se mohabbat kar ke
tu bade shahr mein rahne ko thikane mange

yaad-e-mazi ke siwa pas mere kuchh bhi nahin
tu meri jaan wo pahle se zamane mange

raat-bhar jagte rahna to nasib apna tha
sone wala to koi khwab suhane mange

dil-e-nadan se qanaat ki tawaqqoa hai kise
pa liya un ko to kya aur na jaane mange