karachi mein dekhi hazaron ki hasti qarar-afrin be-qararon ki basti amiron ke bangle gharibon ke chhappar bala ki bulandi qayamat ki pasti sharifon ki aur shahryaron ki duniya kahin rel-pel aur kahin tang-dasti nikharta budhapa machalti jawani kahin but-gari hai kahin but-parasti jawanon ke pahlu mein khilte hue dil hasinon ki nazron se baada-parasti khiraman khiraman clifton pe aa kar samundar ki machhli na hansti na phansti ki shirin mahal khaara dar hai karachi nai raushni ka nagar hai karachi badi khubiyan hain bade aadmi mein gharibon ki katti hai bechaargi mein adab bhi tijarat wafa bhi tijarat tijarat ki dhun hai hansi mein khushi mein salamat rahe kar-khane ki chimani bada seth mahir hai jadugari mein jebon ke aadam jiyun ke thikane chamakte nazar aaenge raushni mein haya hotalon mein hai aape se bahar wafa ghar ke andar bhi hai bebasi mein qamizon se bazu alag ho chuke hain gharara bhi patlun hai sadgi mein hasinon ke chehre chamakte damakte takalluf nahin husn ki aarsi mein ki khush-posh hai khush-nazar hai karachi nai raushni ka nagar hai karachi amiron ka maskan gharibon ka ghar hai raison ka danishwaron ka nagar hai gharibon ke khun-e-jigar ki badaulat amiron ka sukha hua halq tar hai khudai ke chakkar mein aisa ghira hai ki banda khuda se yahan be-khabar hai karachi ki sadken badi tang-dil hain gharibo tumhaara khuda rahbar hai yahan sham bhi raat bhi din bhi raushan gunahon sawabon ki kis ko khabar hai ki gulshan defence aur society mein bade log rahte hain al-mukhtasar hai magar khub se khub-tar hai karachi nai raushni ka nagar hai karachi shahidon ki mardan-e-ghazi ki ja hai yahan apne qaid ka bhi maqbara hai yahan mir bhi pir bhi khwesh bhi hain ki meman bhi khube bhi darwesh bhi hain hasin is nagar ke fusun-kar bhi hain usul-e-mohabbat ke ghaddar bhi hain farishton ka ruhon ka maskan yahan hai hamare liye ye zamin aasman hai hasinon ki nazron ke haqdar hote agar hum yahan bar-sar-e-kar hote chalo hum bhi manenge is ke fusun ko sambhaale agar ye hamare junun ko jawan mah-jabinon ka ghar hai karachi nai raushni ka nagar hai karachi hamara to hai jogiyon jaisa phera yahan aql ne dal rakkha hai dera na 'shair' ne socha na mahir ne dekha adab ko nae digeston ne ghera rais apni jhuggi mein thodi jagah den to hum bhi yahan kar sakenge basera khuda ki khudai mein sab hain barabar ye chhappar ye bangla na tera na mera jo bakhshega insaniyat ko ujala hamari nigahon mein hai wo sawera nai zindagi ki nai khwahishon ne ghamon ko sameta khushi ko bikhera bahaar-afrin mod par hai karachi nai raushni ka nagar hai karachi