chahta hun phunk dun is shahr ko

tum se mil kar imli miThi lagti hai

wo din bhi hae kya din the jab apna bhi talluq tha

is gulistan ki yahi rit hai ai shaKH-e-gul

kuchh mohabbat ko na tha chain se rakhna manzur

ye daDhiyan ye tilak dhaariyan nahin chaltin

aapne jhuTa wada kar ke

saya hai kam khajur ke unche daraKHt ka

dagh duniya ne diye zaKHm zamane se mile

gul se lipTi hui titli ko gira kar dekho

tujhe kaun jaanta tha meri dosti se pahle

maine jab pahle-pahal apna watan chhoDa tha

hum taraste hi taraste hi taraste hi rahe

kaif pardes mein mat yaad karo apna makan

kaun aaega yahan koi na aaya hoga