khushbu mere badan mein rachi hai khalaon ki
main sair kar raha hun abhi tak fazaon ki

mat rok apne lab pe nazar ki haqiqaten
teri har ek sada hai amanat hawaon ki

hai kaun jo karega sadaqat se mol-tol
qimat talab karun bhi to kis se wafaon ki

utthi hain is tarah se hawadis ki aandhiyan
mitti mein tab mil gai rangin qabaon ki

shahron mein aa ke nur ke sanche mein dhal gai
mitti wahi ki rakh thi galiyon mein ganw ki

'betab' aaj dhundne niklen kidhar aman
ab shahr shahr ban chuka basti balaon ki