lae to naqd-e-jaan sar-e-bazar kya kahen

lae to naqd-e-jaan sar-e-bazar kya kahen
har shakhs hai usi ka kharidar kya kahen
ek dastan-e-tesha har ek sang-o-khisht hai
kyun bolte nahin dar-o-diwar kya kahen


us ki gali se pher ke le aae jaan-o-dil
kitna hai zindagi se hamein pyar kya kahen
dushman hue hain apne hue jab se us ke dost
khud ko kahen diwana ki hoshyar kya kahen


hum bhi wahi hain tum bhi wahi shahr bhi wahi
hail magar hai waqt ki diwar kya kahen
saz-e-shikast-e-dil to sada se khamosh hai
hota hai kaise sher mein izhaar kya kahen