wahi taj hai wahi takht hai wahi zahr hai wahi jam hai
ye wahi khuda ki zamin hai ye wahi buton ka nizam hai

bade shauq se mera ghar jala koi aanch tujh pe na aaegi
ye zaban kisi ne kharid li ye qalam kisi ka ghulam hai [...]

hai ajib shahr ki zindagi na safar raha na qayam hai
kahin karobar si dopahar kahin bad-mizaj si sham hai

yunhi roz milne ki aarzu badi rakh-rakhaw ki guftugu
ye sharafaten nahin be-gharaz ise aap se koi kaam hai [...]

khirad walo junun walon ke viranon mein aa jao
dilon ke bagh zakhmon ke gulistanon mein aa jao

ye daman o gareban ab salamat rah nahin sakte
abhi tak kuchh nahin bigda hai diwanon mein aa jao [...]

kaam ab koi na aaega bas ek dil ke siwa
raste band hain sab kucha-e-qatil ke siwa

bais-e-rashk hai tanha-rawi-e-rah-raw-e-shauq
ham-safar koi nahin duri-e-manzil ke siwa [...]

de rahe hain jis ko topon ki salami aadmi
kya kahun tum se ki hai kitna harami aadmi

bhid chhat jaegi tab us ki samajh mein aaega
ek akela aadmi hai azdahami aadmi [...]

koi hindu koi muslim koi isai hai
sab ne insan na banne ki qasam khai hai
itni khub khar na thin pahle ibaadat gahen
ye aqide hain ki insan ki tanhai hai
tin chauthai se zaid hain jo aabaadi mein
un ke hi waste har bhuk hai mahngai hai
dekhe kab talak baqi rahe saj-dhaj us ki
aaj jis chehra se taswir utarwai hai
ab nazar aata nahin kuchh bhi dukanon ke siwa
ab na baadal hain na chidiyan hain na purwai hai