los angeles ke zartab shabistanon mein
so gai aaj wo aawaz ki jis ka jadu

bu-e-gul ban ke uda kucha-ba-kucha har su
ban ke ek chikh laraz jati hai ab kanon mein

shab-e-gesu shafaq-e-lab rukh-e-taban ki sahar
kho gae aaj andheron ke sanam-khanon mein

khwahish-e-marg mein dubi hui shadab-nazar
bujh gai dard ke haibat-zada aiwanon mein

zulf-e-zarrin ki mahak phul se honton ki hansi
nashsha-e-husn mein bahki hui alhad raftar

chashm-e-gul-gun ki kiran dast-e-hinai ki bahaar
dhal gai raat shab-e-rafta ki rudad bani

ab bhi kuchh kahne ko betab hain wo hont jinhen
mil saka mahfil-e-hasti mein na izn-e-guftar

ab bhi sine mein tadapta hai wo qalb-e-mahzun
mil saki jis ko na be-laus mohabbat ki bahaar

bistar-e-marg pe sakit hai wo naqsh-e-mani
jis ki pur-nur jawani ko hawas-karon ne

mabad-e-fan ke khudaon ne jahan-daron ne
ek mitti hui tahzib ke sardaron ne

qarya qarya sar-e-bazar kiya tha nilam
gardish-e-waqt ke daman pe rahega ilzam