mujh ko dimagh-e-garmi-e-bazar hai kahan afsurdagi mein lazzat-e-guftar hai kahan yaran-e-maslahat mein nahin jauhar-e-wafa ahl-e-gharaz mein khubi-e-kirdar hai kahan lakhon ki bhid mein bhi hun sab se alag-thalag is shahr mein gharib ka gham-khwar hai kahan jalwon ko bhi hai chashm-e-tamasha ki justuju wo puchhte hain talib-e-didar hai kahan kanton mein aa gai hai gul-e-tar ki tazgi ab lutf-e-sair-e-wadi-e-pur-khar hai kahan nakaamiyon ki dhup mein jalte hain dil-jale sahra-e-gham mein saya-e-diwar hai kahan shauq-e-husul-zar hai to zauq-e-sukhan na rakh nur-e-sahar kahan hai shab-e-tar hai kahan dilli ki bhid-bhad mein gum ho gaya hai dil tanha bhatak raha hun dil-e-zar hai kahan 'talib' gham-e-hayat ne jina sikha diya ab zindagi ka bar mujhe bar hai kahan