khwab garmi ki chuttiyon pe gae
ho gae band gate aaankhon ke

ishq ko dakhila mila hi nahin
khwahishen lockeron mein qaid rahin

jo bike us ke dam achchhe hon
zindagi ho ki koi titli ho

be-sabaati ke rang kachche hain
kaun batlae un zaminon ko

jangalon ke ghane darakhton mein
gar khizan bele-dance karti ho

misr ko kaun yaad karta hai
kam nahin lucknow ki umrao

is se behtar yahan pe hain firaun
kaun sa dewta aur kya ramis

mirza-'wajid'-ali bhi kam to nahin
kaun girya kare, kare matam

kaun tarikh-e-kisht-o-khun ko padhe
bebasi git bunti rahti hai

donon aaankhon ko dhanpe hathon se