koi to saughat us ke shahr ki ghar le chalo
kuchh nahin to jism par zaḳhmon ki chadar le chalo
pyaar ke bosida phulon ki yahan qimat nahin
shish-mahlon se guzarna hai to patthar le chalo
honge arbab-e-tamasha men kuchh ahl-e-dard bhi
chand aansu bhi tabassum men chhupa kar le chalo
raat jab bhigi to saa.e ne mujhe avaz di
main hi tanha.i ka sathi huun mujhe ghar le chalo
jaane kaise kaise sahraon men ho apna guzar
dosto ankhon men ashkon ka samundar le chalo
dad-ḳhvahi ko ye tanha zaḳhm-e-sar kaafi nahin
munsifon ke paas patthar bhi uTha kar le chalo
der se sub.hen khaḌi hain dar pe a.ina-ba-dast
zindagi ko ab zara ḳhvabon se bahar le chalo
mujrim-e-haq shahr men mere siva koi nahin
sang-andazon ki basti men mira sar le chalo
raat us ke lams ki ḳhushbu ne chupke se kaha
ya yahin rah jaao tum bhi ya mujhe ghar le chalo
‘tahir’ apne sar kisi ka ye bhi kyon ehsan rahe
apni gardan ke liye ḳhud apna ḳhanjar le chalo
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