honTon pe qarz-e-harf-e-wafa umr bhar raha

thi titliyon ke taaqub mein zindagi meri

barha ThiThka hun KHud bhi apna saya dekh kar

tufan se qarya qarya ek hue

kya puchhte ho mujhse ki main kis nagar ka tha

thi titliyon ke taaqub mein zindagi meri

hamein KHabar hai koi ham-safar na tha phir bhi

ye sarguzisht-e-zamana ye dastan-e-hayat

na jaane log Thaharte hain waqt-e-sham kahan

main ab bhi raat gae uski gunj sunta hun