so jati hai basti to makan pichhli gali mein

Khaali hua gilas nasha sar mein aa gaya

pasand aate nahin sidhe-sadhe log use

jhalak thi ya koi KHushbu-e-KHadd-o-Khaal thi wo

hawas ke nag ne din raat rakkha apne changul mein

yakjai ka tilism raha tari TuT kar

rahti hai shab-o-roz mein barish si teri yaad

darwaze the kuchh aur bhi darwaze ke pichhe

rakh liye rauzan-e-zindan pe parinde sare

kuchh mazahir hain jo nagar mein hamein

kya jaane kis ka hath mere hath aa gaya

maine bachpan ki KHushbu-e-nazuk

sahar ki gunj se aawaza-e-jamal hua

ki jaise KHud se mulaqat ho nahin pati

ayyam ke ghubar se nikla to der tak