bahut uchhle wazir-e-tab-kari wo nahin aai
andhere mein ye shab-e-tanha guzari wo nahin aai

kisi ne chaar chhai das martaba kata tha galon par
main karta hi raha machchhar-shumari wo nahin aai

hamare ishq ki tajdid mein tha wapda hail
andhere hi mein zulf us ki sanwari wo nahin aai

hamare mulk mein nur-e-adalat aam karne ko
bahut garja tha adl-e-iftikhari wo nahin aai

zara si der ko baad-e-bahaari aai thi lekin
tadap utthe the garmi se bihaari wo nahin aai

mohalle se to sab aae the sham-e-arzu le kar
hukumat ka tha shayad panw bhaari wo nahin aai

kiya santosh ne inkar jab pankhe ko jhalne se
to chhat par so gai mina-kumari wo nahin aai

hamari bebasi ka ab tamasha dekhte kya ho
sitaro tum to so jao hamari wo nahin aai