ye rang tere shahr ke sahra mein kahan hain
galiyan hain na kuche hain makin hain na makan hain

aankhon mein chhupa rakkhe hain ashkon ke khazine
hum gham ki inayat se mahrum kahan hain

jhalkenge kisi roz yahi lafz-o-bayan mein
aaina-e-ehsas mein jo aks nihan hain

rakhte hain jo mukhtari-e-insan ki tamanna
majburi-e-insan pe abhi ashk-fishan hain

aankhon mein koi mauj-e-shafaq-rang nahin kyon
dil mein to abhi khun ke dariya se rawan hain

takhliq-e-musawwir ko zara ghaur se dekho
rangon ke tanasub mein kai rang nihan hain

kya kaam hamein mal-o-zar-o-sim se 'shahid'
hum ahl-e-sukhan ahl-e-qalam ahl-e-zaban hain