yahan ke rang baDe dil-pazir hue hain

kaise afsun the wahan kaise fasane the udhar

qissa-e-KHwab hun hasil nahin koi mera

wahi junun ki soKHta-jaani wahi fusun afsanon ka

meri tanhai ke ejaz mein shamil hai wahi

pahle to shahr aisa na tha

haweli maut ki dahliz par

adam se pare

ek shahr tha ek bagh tha

main albam ke waraq jab bhi ulaTta hun

ek zara chain bhi lete nahin tabish-sahab

roz ek marg ka aalam bhi guzarta hai yahan

ji laga rakkha hai yun tabir ke auham se

isi qadar hai hayat o ajal ke bich ka farq

aaj bhi uske mere bich hai duniya hail