mere is shahr ki raunaq
basen rickshaw tramen motaren

aur aadmi sailab ke manind
sadken hamhamati shor hangama tag-o-dau

waqt ki gardish mein subh-o-sham ka mamul hai
mere is shahr ki raunaq

school na-ashna lamhe adhuri khwahish
khwabon ke virane

andhere shab ke afsane
mere is shahr ki raunaq

hasin bazar raunaq dukanen dilruba chehre
shagufta konplen aasuda jalwe

karb ki lahren
ye kaisi karb ki lahren hain yarab

shahr-e-khuban shahr-e-maqtal ban gaya hai
aur zinda aadmi

qatl-gah-e-rah-guzar par
rikshon bason caron ke shor-e-garan mein

nim-jaan behaal murda
kho chuka hai

e'tibar-e-zindagi