kuchh lahu to farozan hamara bhi hai
shahr par itna ehsan hamara bhi hai

dekhna bakhiya-e-jama-e-waqt mein
ek tar-e-gareban hamara bhi hai

haq-bayanon ki khatir hai wusat badi
kuchh yahi khwab-e-zindan hamara bhi hai

wo jo fard-e-wafa mein qalam-zad hue
nam un mein numayan hamara bhi hai

har kade waqt se sahl guzre magar
in dinon dil pareshan hamara bhi hai

kuchh to dhab ho ki ab apni naslen kahen
ye dayar-e-buzurgan hamara bhi hai

jab se jaga hai ghazlon mein shahr-e-nawa
rutba-dan har sukhan-dan hamara bhi hai