giton ka shahr hai ki nagar soz-o-saz ka
qalb-e-shikasta aur ye aalam gudaz ka
charon taraf saji hain dukanen khulus ki
chamka hai karobar har ik hila-saz ka
vo chahe khvab ho ki haqiqat magar kabhi
ehsan uthaega na libas-e-majaz ka
jis tarah chaha jaae hai chaha nahin abhi
andesha jaan khaae hai ifsha-e-raz ka
bahrupiya hai koi phire hai nagar nagar
qatil ka ruup dhare kabhi charasaz ka
yuun hanste hanste dar-e-fana se chala hai vo
jaise safar nasib ho arz-e-hijaz ka
‘abid’ ghamon ki dhuup men jalna hai chaar din
bas qissa mukhtasar hai ye umr-e-daraz ka