main safar mein hun
mere jism par

hain hazar rangon ki yurishen
kahin surkh phul khila hua

kahin nil hai
kahin sabz rang hai zahr ka

magar aaina shab-e-shahr ka
meri dhaal hai

jo visal hai
wahi asl hijr-misal hai

mere samne wahi raste
wahi baam-o-dar

wahi sang hain wahi suliyan
mujhe sham aai hai shahr mein

mujhe sham aai hai shahr mein
jahan aasman ki wusaton se

sawal kasa-ba-dast laute the
yaad hai

shab hila jo tujhe yaad hai
wo salib

jis pe machan najm-e-sahar ki thi
wo khatib

jis ka khitab abru hua se tha
wo sada-e-zabt ajib thi

kahin kodhiyon ki shifa bani
kahin abr-o-baad se

chob-e-khushk tadakh rahi thi sawer se
badi der se yahan marqadon ke gulab

panw ki dhul hain
main safar mein hun

mujhe sham aai hai shahr mein
mere hath mein bhi kaman hai

mujhe tir de