main tere shahr mein phirti rahi mari mari kabhi gulshan kabhi sahra kabhi wadi wadi rah pur-pench thi tanhai thi andhiyara tha bebasi kahti rahi dasht mein hadi hadi uljhanen aur kasak ho gai taqdir meri khanqahon mein bhi jhank aae hain jali jali chhid gaya phir dil-e-betab par ek saz naya rukh-e-hasti pe chhalakne lagi lali lali jaane kaisi ye tadap hai nahin rukne deti jo thake mere qadam aah main haari haari ratjagon ka bhi asar hone laga hai kuchh kuchh surkh rahne lagi aankhen meri kali kali husn hi husn tha aur jalwe hi jalwe har-su kanpte honton se kahti rahi wari wari muntazir jis ki rahi us ne to dekha bhi nahin baqi sab aa ke mile bazm mein bari bari us ke jaane ke tasawwur se bhar aain aankhen dil mera lagne laga khud mujhe khali khali