uthte hue qadmon ki dhamak aane lagi hai
pau phatne se pahle hi gali jag uthi hai

aashiq ho to choron mein bhi ab nam likhao
darwaza bhale band hai khidki to khuli hai

log apne makanon ki taraf bhag rahe hain
ghar walon pe jaise koi uftad padi hai

ai baad-e-saba kis liye phirti hai pareshan
kya tu bhi usi phul ki thukrai hui hai

aa gardish-e-dauran tujhe sine se laga lun
ab tak to meri jaan tu mere sath rahi hai

ab aae ho duniya mein to yun munh na bigado
do roz to rahna hai buri hai to buri hai

bazar ke damon ki shikayat hai har ek ko
phir bhi sar-e-bazar badi bhid lagi hai

kante ki tarah sukh ke rah jaoge 'alwi'
chhodo ye ghazal-goi ye bimari buri hai