shafaq bhi khun ki bauchhaar si hai
ye surkhi shahr ke akhbar si hai

katile hain tere lafz-o-bayan sab
qalam khanjar zaban talwar si hai

kisi bhi chiz mein lagta nahin dil
tabiat bin tere bezar si hai

tum apne rup se khud aaina ho
tumhaare ru-ba-ru kyun aarsi hai

ye sari qurbaten rasmi hain yani
dilon ke darmiyan diwar si hai

jo hum khud ko muhajir man bhi len
to kis ki haisiyat ansar si hai

yahan logon ne likh rakkha hai kya kuchh
fasil-e-shahr bhi akhbar si hai

nazar aaya hai phir 'mahtab' koi
tabiat phir junun-asar si hai