shahr mein saeban bahut se hain
phir bhi kyun be-aman bahut se hain

dar gae ek imtihan se tum
meri jaan! imtihan bahut se hain

lut gaya ek karwan to kya
rah mein karwan bahut se hain

raaz-e-ulfat ke hum nahin mujrim
aap ke raaz-dan bahut se hain

teri hi ham-nawa nahin duniya
mere bhi ham-zaban bahut se hain

is zamin-e-sukhan mein ai 'jami'
dekhna aasman bahut se hain