na sahi kuchh magar itna to kiya karte the
wo mujhe dekh ke pahchan liya karte the

aakhir-e-kar hue teri raza ke paband
hum ki har baat pe israr kiya karte the

khak hain ab teri galiyon ki wo izzat wale
jo tere shahr ka pani na piya karte the

ab to insan ki azmat bhi koi chiz nahin
log patthar ko khuda man liya karte the

dosto ab mujhe gardan-zadani kahte ho
tum wahi ho ki mere zakhm siya karte the

hum jo dastak kabhi dete the saba ki manind
aap darwaza-e-dil khol diya karte the

ab to 'shahzad' sitaron pe lagi hain nazren
kabhi hum log bhi mitti mein jiya karte the