shahr mumbai mujhe us ne chuna hai ham-safar apna ye meri sans ke marne talak sae ki tarah sath mein hoga shahr aisa jo ujli raushni mein duba rahta hai magar un raushni ke jhurmut mein tirgi bhi hai jahan bazar zinda hai jahan ruhon ka sauda raat-din hota hi rahta hai jahan apnon se lagte hain na jaane kitne begane nazar jis samt bhi phenko yahan unchi imarat ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin hai yahan arz-e-dua mehr-o-wafa kuchh bhi nahin hai kai lashen bhatakti rahti hain be-ruh nukkad par jahan rukti hain lambi gadiyan aa kar main aksar sochta hun ye na jaane kaun baitha rahta hai un band shishon mein shahr-e-mumbai mujhe us ne chuna hai ham-safar apna ye meri sans ke marne talak sae ki tarah sath mein hoga shahr aisa jo gahri nind mein bhi chalta rahta hai khushi se khol kar aankhen jo sare khwab bunta hai shahr ye ek jangal hai jahan aankhen hi aankhen hain hazaron phul si aankhen hazaron phathri aankhen hazaron khushnuma aankhen hazaron matami aankhen hazaron aashna aankhen hazaron ajnabi aankhen sabhi aankhon ki palkon par udasi aise baithi hai ki jaise sanp koi kundali mare hue baithe wo palken jaanti hain kaise apna dukh chhupana hai magar jab ghaur se dekho to yun mahsus hota hai wo palken sabr hain aur jabr hain aur qabr hain aankhen jahan par dafn hain yaaden kisi marhum bachche ki shahr-e-mumbai mujhe us ne chuna hai ham-safar apna ye meri sans ke marne talak sae ki tarah sath mein hoga shahr aisa jo bahte waqt ko mutthi mein rakhta hai isi ki kokh mein apne parae waqt ki pahchan hoti hai shahr ki god mein hai ek samundar bhi jo ghanton dhup ki chhatri lagae baitha rahta hai hasin sahil ke reton par wahin par baadalon se ek nannhi sham aati hai sira us sham ka raaton mein khulta hai faza ka shor jab din ki bajae narm hota hai makan ki ot mein jab chand pila chhupne lagta hai sitare unghne lagte hain jab halkan ho ho kar to aapas mein gale lag kar samundar ke kinare rone lagte hain main us bhige hue lamhe ka ek tanha gawahi hun main manzar ki siyahi hun main ek aisa sipahi hun jise ab zindagi ki aakhiri ek jang ladni hai mera ab sath dega ye shahr-e-mumbai jise main ne chuna hai ham-safar apna jo meri sans ke marne talak sae ki tarah sath mein hoga