ai mere be-dard shahr

dil sulag uthta hai apne baam-o-dar ko dekh kar
phailne lagti hain jab bhi sham ki parchhaiyan
is qadar viran lamhe is qadar sunsan raat
soch mein gum hain ufuq se ta-ufuq pahnaiyan


kis liye raushan karun diwar-o-dar koi to ho
gung diwaron mein kya hon anjuman-araiyan
dur har shab jag uthte hain kai mah-o-nujum
aag bhadkati hain sang-o-khisht ki ra'naiyan


raston se khwab-gahon tak musalsal mauj-e-rang
jis tarah qaus-e-quzah ki tutti angdaiyan
zakhm-e-nazzara liye aankhon mein chup takta raha
go meri ninden bhi mujh se le udin shahnaiyan


kal zara si der chamke the mere diwar-o-dar
jhilmila utthi thin meri ruh ki gahraiyan
chand lamhon ke liye lau de utha tha ek charagh
aur damak utthi thin kuchh lamhe meri tanhaiyan


aaj itna shor kyon hai ai mere bedard shahr
har nazar meri taraf hai is qadar ruswaiyan