raston mein ek nagar aabaad hai
is tasawwur hi se ghar aabaad hai

kaisi kaisi suraten gum ho gain
dil kisi surat magar aabaad hai

kaisi kaisi mahfilen suni huin
phir bhi duniya kis qadar aabaad hai

zindagi pagal hawa ke sath sath
misl-e-khak-e-rahguzar aabaad hai

dasht-o-sahra ho chuke qadmon ki gard
shahr ab tak dosh par aabaad hai

be-khudi ruswa to kya karti mujhe
mujh mein koi be-khabar aabaad hai

dhup bhi sanwla gai hai jis jagah
us kharabe mein sahar aabaad hai