tah-e-mazar kaun hai sar-e-mazar kaun tha
jo qabr gili kar gaya wo ashk-bar kaun tha

sabhi ne aashkar apne aap ko kiya magar
numaishon ki aad mein wo parda-dar kaun tha

tamam shahr gharq hai ghubar hi ghubar mein
amir-e-shahr ye bata wo khaksar kaun tha

wo qaum hi ajib thi the nim-barahna sabhi
nadamaten thin kis ke pas sharmsar kaun tha

musafiron ka kya hua ai nakhuda tu hi bata
bhanwar ki zad mein kaun tha nadi ke par kaun tha

thi be-hayaiyon ki dhum shahr-e-imtiyaz mein
bigad chuke samaj ka jawab-dar kaun tha

meri qaza ke baad shor-o-ghul tha azhdaham mein
mudawa gham ka kar gaya wo gham-gusar kaun tha

jhalak rahi hain azmaten 'nawaz' us ke taj mein
jo taj us ko de gaya wo tajdar kaun tha