tere shahr-e-amn ka kya kahen ki har ek makan juda sa hai
hain daron pe qufl lage hue sar-e-taq dip bujha sa hai

tera dasht bhi to hai be-karan meri wahshaton ki bhi had nahin
mere jurm-e-khana-kharab ko to ye rahguzar bhi dilasa hai

teri yaad aai to kis tarah main pukarta hi chala gaya
koi dam ruka to khabar hui ki ye koh koh-e-nida sa hai

meri ghairat-e-hama-gir ne mujhe tere dar se utha diya
kuchh ana ka zor jo kam hua to khabar hui tu khuda sa hai

abhi la ki manzil-e-sakht mein hun fareb-o-wahm-o-guman liye
mere dil mein phir bhi basa hua tera nam radd-e-bala sa hai

ye masafaten shab-e-tar ki ye na khatm hone ke silsile
abhi fasla rag-e-jaan se hai to hanuz garche zara sa hai

tere khatt-e-husn-e-jamal ko mere harf-e-aina-saz ne
kai rang de diye pur-kashish magar ab bhi ek khala sa hai