shahr-e-tarik ke jalte hue manzar dekho
qahqahe maar ke hansta hai sitamgar dekho
sukhe patton ko zara aag dikha do baḌh kar
aur phir aag ko ummid se baḌh kar dekho
pahle dekho ki ye shishe ka nagar bach jaa.e
vaqt mil jaa.e to phenke ga.e patthar dekho
haq ki baten mire hakim ko buri lagti hain
phir bhi kahta huun ki avaz uTha kar dekho
chashm-e-namnak miri ḳhushk hua chahti hain
ma.azarat dost koi aur samundar dekho
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