nairangi-e-wahshat ki dhanak dekh rahe hain
tute hue tare ki chamak dekh rahe hain

is aaina-khana-numa aalam se nikal kar
kuchh log pas-e-baam-e-falak dekh rahe hain

dil-galiyon mein baithe hue khwabida musafir
is shahr-e-tamanna ki sadak dekh rahe hain

ginwaenge buniyaad ki kamiyan bhi abhi hum
diwaron pe manqush darak dekh rahe hain

ek bud ko phir hast banane pe tula hai
hairat se hum is dil ki sanak dekh rahe hain

duniya ne jise qabr kaha hai hum usi mein
ek husn-e-mujassam ki jhalak dekh rahe hain

hum gosh-bar-awaz-e-adam log hain 'jaani'
aawaz-e-khamoshi ki khanak dekh rahe hain