ji to ye chahta hai mar jaen

har ek shaKHs mera shahr mein shanasa tha

aaj maghmum kyun ho ai taban

harim-e-naz ke parde mein jo nihan tha kabhi

ye yaqin hai ki meri ulfat ka

dil hai pareshan unki KHatir

KHushi ki baat aur hai ghamon ki baat aur

tu us nigah se pi waqt-e-mai-kashi taban

aaega wo din hamari zindagi mein bhi zarur

kuchh samajh mein meri nahin aata

sitam bhi mujh pe wo karta raha karam ki tarah

sukun qalb ko jis se mil jae taban

hanste hanste nikal paDe aansu

kisi ki barq-e-nazar se na bijliyon se jale

shaghl tha dasht-nawardi ka kabhi ai taban