rahimullah hua achchha to us ne
ye dekha ho chuki hai partition

gae kuchh bhag aur kuchh mar chuke hain
na neta-singh baqi hai na bhishan [...]

ashk pine ke liye khak udane ke liye
ab mere pas khazana hai lutane ke liye

aisi dafa na laga jis mein zamanat mil jae
mere kirdar ko chun apne nishane ke liye [...]

shikasta-haal sa be-asra sa lagta hai
ye shahr dil se ziyaada dukha sa lagta hai

har ek ke sath koi waqia sa lagta hai
jise bhi dekho wo khoya hua sa lagta hai [...]

main ye kis ke nam likkhun jo alam guzar rahe hain
mere shahr jal rahe hain mere log mar rahe hain

koi ghuncha ho ki gul ho koi shakh ho shajar ho
wo hawa-e-gulistan hai ki sabhi bikhar rahe hain [...]

ba-nam-e-amn-o-aman kaun mara jaega
na jaane aaj yahan kaun mara jaega

liye hue hain sabhi apna sar hatheli par
kise khabar hai kahan kaun mara jaega [...]

khidki band karo
darwaza mat kholo

bolna hai to aankhon hi aankhon mein bolo
shor gali tak aa pahuncha hai [...]