mujh ko kahaniyan na suna shahr ko bacha
baaton se mera dil na lubha shahr ko bacha

mere tahaffuzat hifazat se hain jude
mere tahaffuzat mita shahr ko bacha

tu is liye hai shahr ka hakim ki shahr hai
us ki baqa mein teri baqa shahr ko bacha

tu jag jaega to sabhi jag jaenge
ai shahryar jag zara shahr ko bacha

tu chahta hai ghar tera mahfuz ho agar
phir sirf apna ghar na bacha shahr ko bacha

koi nahin bachane ko aage badha huzur
har ek ne dusre se kaha shahr ko bacha

lagta hai log ab na bacha paenge ise
allah madad ko tu meri aa shahr ko bacha

tarikh-dan likkhega 'taimur' ye zarur
ek shakhs tha jo kahta raha shahr ko bacha