sadkon pe be-shumar gul-e-khun pade hue
pedon ki daliyon se tamashe jhade hue

kothon ki mamtiyon pe hasin but khade hue
sunsan hain makan kahin dar khula nahin

kamre saje hue hain magar rasta nahin
viran hai pura shahr koi dekhta nahin

aawaz de raha hun koi bolta nahin