ye shahar-e-ajnabi men ab kise ja kar bataayen ham kahaan ke rahne waale hain kahaan ki yaad aati hai

tum un ke wa'de ka zikr un se kyun karo ghalib ye kya ki tum kaho aur vo kahein ki yaad nahin

teraa banta tha ki tu dushman ho apne haathon se khilaaya tha tujhe teri gaali se mujhe yaad aaya kitne taano se bachaaya tha tujhe

khu dii ko kar buland itnaa ki har taqdeer se pahle KHuda bande se KHud pooche bataa teri raza kya hai

chaan dii sona ek taraf teraa hona ek taraf ek taraf teri aañkhen jaadu toona ek taraf

sabhi saudaagaron ke KHvaab hote hain ho dukh mere taraazu pe to achha hai

vafaa men aag lag jaa.e to achha hai hañsi ghamgeen karne se to achha hai

nigaahon se kehna ye bach kar raheingi vo shaair hai aur phir samaan odhti hai

nigaahen cheekh kar jo kuchh bhi kahti hain mire hi bees saalon kii kamaai hai

jab musalsal dukhon ka samandar bahe gair ko dukh bataana tabhi chahiye