mahrumiyon ka khauf nahin hai zara mujhe
pahchanti hai shahr ki aab-o-hawa mujhe

ek umr is safar mein guzarne ke bawajud
kyon ajnabi sa lagta hai har rasta mujhe

beja ana tabahi ka kirdar ban gai
khud-sakhta ghurur ne ruswa kiya mujhe

kotahiyon ka dakhl hai meri shikast mein
nakaamiyon ne raaz ye samjha diya mujhe

har chand samne thi mere manzil-e-yaqin
lekin ghalat qayas ne bhatka diya mujhe

ab sara shahr mera kharidar ban gaya
itna mere khulus ne sasta kiya mujhe

likh di amir-e-shahr ne dastur mein ye baat
mujrim ho koi aur milegi saza mujhe

hone lage the mujh se gurezan tamam log
ghabra ke todna hi pada aaina mujhe

yun to 'siraj' us ki mohabbat mein hai fareb
lekin usi nigah ne achchha kiya mujhe