suraton ke shahr mein rauzan hi rauzan dekh kar
ghar mein aa baithe kushada ghar ka aangan dekh kar

log dale hain badan par fikr ke rangin ghilaf
aainon mein shakhsiyat ka khurdura-pan dekh kar

bad-guman ahbab hote hain to hone dijiye
baat kyun ho fikr-o-fan ki rang-o-roghan dekh kar

hum chale the khwahishon ka tajziya karne magar
ruk gae hain in-o-an ki tez dhadkan dekh kar

ab to virana hi virana hai shahr-e-dard mein
kitne din roya kiye khwabon ka madfan dekh kar

zehn tum ko jis taraf le jae ai 'tanwir' jao
kya karoge maslak-e-shaikh-o-barahman dekh kar