purani baat hai
lekin ye anhoni si lagti hai

amir-e-shahr raaton ko
badal kar bhes

galiyon mein phira karta
wo diwaron pe likkhi

har nai tahrir ko padhta
sarae mein har ek nau-warid-e-shab se

safar ka majra sunta
gharon ki chimniyon ko dekh kar

andaza-e-nan-e-jawin karta
pareshan-haaliyon se ba-khabar rahta

mazaron maqbaron ki chaukhaton ko chumta
aur shab gae masjid mein aata

subh tak
yaad-e-ilahi mein basar karta

hua ek raat yun
chaaron taraf dariya umad aaya

koi jaga nahin
tanha

amir-e-shahr ke bazu
fasil-e-shahr ki buniyaad ko thame rahe shab bhar

badan ki dhaal se
sailab ko roke rahe shab bhar

suna hai phir kabhi
dariya ki tughyani

fasil-e-shahr ko dhane nahin aai
amir-e-shahr ki neki

zamane tak
khata-karon ke kaam aai