rafta rafta sab aawazen
jo dil ke andar hain

aur bahar
ek aise sakte mein kho jaengi

jis ka mafhum abhi tak
kisi ishaat-ghar ke harfon mein dhala nahin hai

aasar-e-qadima ke mahir
madfun purane shahr ke andar bahar se khod chuke hain

lekin us ka mafhum abhi tak
kisi imarat ki shah-gardish ki mehrabon mein

aur kisi chaar aaine ke riste ghaw mein mila nahin hai
jis ko is ka raaz mile wo hasb-zel pate par pahuncha de:

'anis-nagi', lahore