ye kaisa shahr hai main kis ajaib-ghar mein rahta hun

sisakti aarzu ka dard hun footpath jaisa hun

jo din hai KHak-e-bayaban jo raat hai jangal

samundar aasman is par sitaron ka safina

dil hai ki tere panw se pazeb giri hai

badan mein sans leta hai samundar

shahr be-ab hua jata hai

duniya ko raundne ka hunar jaanta hun main

hum bhi tere beTe hain zara dekh hamein bhi

yahan to rasm hai zindon ko dafn karne ki

KHuda ke ghaebane mein kisi din

muTThi se ret panw se kanTa nikal na jae

kashti ki tarah tum mujhe dariya mein utaro

sahil se suna karte hain lahron ki kahani

zindagi! tujhko magar sharm nahin aati kya