chup rahe to shahr ki hangama aarai mili

miTte hue nuqush-e-wafa ko ubhaariye

gahra sukut zehn ko behaal kar gaya

main faqat is jurm mein duniya mein ruswa ho gaya

log hansne ke liye rote hain akasr dahr mein

kanch ki zanjir TuTi to sada bhi aaegi

us peD ko chhua to samar-dar ho gaya

gir paDa tu aaKHiri zine ko chhu kar kis liye

karb ke shahr se nikle to ye manzar dekha

jo shaKHs bhi mila hai wo ek zinda lash hai

main apne dil mein nai KHwahishen sajae hue

mujhe batlaiye ab kaun si jine ki surat hai

ek paikar yun chamak uTTha hai mere dhyan mein

har chand zindagi ka safar mushkilon mein hai

apne mahaul se kuchh yun bhi to ghabrae na the