qatl amir-e-shahr ka ladla beta kar gaya
jurm magar gharib ke lakht-e-jigar ke sar gaya

subh se sham ho gai waqt ki dhup-chhanw mein
lamha-ba-lamha umr ka sara safar guzar gaya

kaisa wo hoga sang-e-gham sahm ke jis ke khauf se
aaina chhut ke farsh par chaaron taraf bikhar gaya

lakh gharib hun magar phir bhi hun ek aadmi
kaise mere zamir ka aaj wo mol kar gaya

amn-o-sukun ke ganw mein mast-magan tha main magar
kaun meri hayat ko khana-ba-dosh kar gaya

aap ki qadr-o-manzilat dekh shab-e-uruj mein
waqt bhi ehtiram mein chal na saka thahar gaya

meri rida ki fikr kya tan ki qaba ki fikr kiya
aaj tumhaare shahr se 'shaariq'-e-dida-war gaya