na maslahat na takalluf na inkisar ka hai
sawal tutte rishton ke e'tibar ka hai

utha le hath mein patthar agar sune koi
ajib haal mere zehn ki pukar ka hai

had-e-nigah se aage bhi manzilen hain bahut
mera irada gham-e-zat se farar ka hai

sabhi chale gae ghar chhod kar to kya hoga
bachae shahr ko ye kaam shahryar ka hai

zara hate to padhun main bhi waqt ka chehra
nazar ke samne parda abhi ghubar ka hai

farogh kaise mila nafraton ko jab ki yahan
har ek aadmi ummid-war pyar ka hai

ajib chiz hai ye arsa-e-tamanna bhi
jise bhi dekhiye qaidi isi hisar ka hai