toD di zanjir rishton ki parae shahr mein

tod di zanjir rishton ki parae shahr mein
baat sadiyon ki na lamhon ki parae shahr mein
ek hi shiddat ke jhonke se bikhar ke rah gai
zindagi thi kachche dhagon ki parae shahr mein


dost tha koi na dushman hi ki samjhata mujhe
be-baha hai khoj khushiyon ki parae shahr mein
mah-rukhon zohra-jabinon ki na ab pariyon ki baat
har taraf hai misl huron ki parae shahr mein


sab hi jhuti shan-o-shaukat ke nashe mein chur hain
kis ko hoti qadr jazbon ki parae shahr mein
phul-ghar hum ne banane ko kaha tha aur wo
rakh gaya buniyaad kanton ki parae shahr mein


sang jo bhi jis jagah dekha use paikar diya
ye 'ibaadat main ne barson ki parae shahr mein
ajnabi shakhon pe baithe the jab aae laut kar
meri haalat thi parindon ki parae shahr mein


fasle tai kar ke 'iraj' aa gaya hun dasht se
phir na yaad aai ghazalon ki parae shahr mein