pesh-e-manzar jo tamashe the pas-e-manzar bhi the
hum hi the mal-e-ghanimat hum hi ghaarat-gar bhi the

aastinon mein chhupa kar sanp bhi lae the log
shahr ki is bhid mein kuchh log bazigar bhi the

barf-manzar dhul ke baadal hawa ke qahqahe
jo kabhi dahliz ke bahar the wo andar bhi the

aakhir-e-shab dard ki tuti hui baisakhiyan
aade-tirchhe zawiye mausam ke chehre par bhi the

raat hum ne jugnuon ki sab dukanen bech din
subh ko nilam karne ke liye kuchh ghar bhi the

kuchh bila-unwan rishte ajnabi sargoshiyan
ratjagon ke jashn mein zakhmon ke saudagar bhi the

shab-paraston ke nagar mein but-parasti hi na thi
wahshaten thin sang-e-marmar bhi tha karigar bhi the

is kharabe mein nae mausam ki sazish thi to 'rind'
lazzat-e-ehsas ke lamhon ke jalte par bhi the