na be-kali ka hunar hai na jaan-fazai ka

phir qissa-e-shab likh dene ke ye dil haalat banae hai

ye shahr apni isi haw-hu se zinda hai

sawal kya hai jawab kya hai

nazargi-e-shauq ne didar mein khincha

tamam shahr hi teri ada se qaem hai

dard-amez hai kuchh yun meri KHamoshi bhi

hum hijr ke raston ki hawa dekh rahe hain

bas ek shai mere andar tamam hoti hui

aahista-rawi shahr ko kahil na bana de

hum jabr-e-mohabbat se gurezan nahin hote

nai zaminon ko arz-e-guman banate hain

yun bhi to teri rah ki diwar nahin hain

bahut mushkil tha mujhko rah ka hamwar kar dena