phailta phailta sham-e-gham ka dhuan
ek udasi ka tanta hua saeban

unche unche minaron ke sar pe rawan
dekh pahuncha hai aakhir kahan se kahan

jhankta surat-e-khail-e-awargan
ghurfa ghurfa bahr kakh-o-ku shahr mein

dafatan sail-e-zulmat ko chirta
jal utha dur basti ka pahla diya

panchhiyon ne bhi pachchhim ka rasta liya
khair jao azizo magar dekhna

ek jugnu bhi mishal si le ke chala
hai use bhi koi justuju shahr mein?

aasman par rawan surmai baadalo
han tumhin kya udo aur unche udo

bagh-e-alam ke taza shagufta gulu
be-niyazana mahka karo khush raho

lekin itna bhi socha, kabhi zalimo!
hum bhi hain aashiq-e-rang-o-bu shahr mein

koi dekhe ye majburiyan duriyan
ek hi shahr mein hum kahan tum kahan

doston ne bhi chhodi hain dil-dariyan
aaj waqf-e-gham-e-ulfat-e-raegan

hum jo phirte hain wahshat-zada sargiran
the kabhi sahib-e-abru shahr mein

log tanon se kya kya jatate nahin
aise rahi to manzil ko pate nahin

ji se ek dusre ko bhulate nahin
samne bhi magar aate jate nahin

aur jaen to aankhen milate nahin
hae kya kya nahin guftugu shahr mein

chand nikla hai daghon ki mishal liye
dur girja ke minaron ki ot se

aa meri jaan aa ek se do bhale
aaj phere karen kucha-e-yar ke

aur hai kaun dard-ashna baware!
ek main shahr mein, ek tu shahr mein