yahan shor bachche machate nahin hain
parinde bhi ab git gate nahin hain

wafa ke falak par mohabbat ke tare
khuda jaane kyun jhilmilate nahin hain

dilasa na de yun hamein shaikh sadi
dilon mein samundar samate nahin hain

wirasat mein waiz laqab pane wale
mohalle ki masjid mein jate nahin hain

musawwir ne taswir-e-fursat bana kar
kaha waqt ko hum bachate nahin hain

khas-o-khar se ghonsla shah kadi par
ababil kyun ab banate nahin hain

hamein tum sikhao tumhein hum sikhaen
sabhi kaam to hum ko aate nahin hain

ye duniya-e-do rang-o-roza ke manzar
ki 'abrar' ab dil lubhate nahin hain