ye kaise jaanta gar shahr mein aaya nahin hota
yahan diwar hoti hai magar saya nahin hota

risalat ki bina gar jhut par rakkhi gai hoti
rasulon ko bhi to duniya ne jhuthlaya nahin hota

ye khwab-e-subh kya karte tamanna ki hina-bandi
agar tarikh ne apne ko dohraya nahin hota

jo amrit chhod kar hum log bhi wish-pan kar lete
to apne khun mein ye sanp lahraya nahin hota

main apne qatl ka us par kabhi shak bhi nahin karta
agar wo muskuraate waqt sharmaya nahin hota

agar kuchh kaam aati istilah-e-saghar-o-mina
to meri tishnagi ne mujh ko bahkaya nahin hota

janab-e-'mir' rote hain to 'qaisar' shauq se roen
hamare ahd mein ab koi ham-saya nahin hota