shahr ka shahr salibon se saja hai ab ke
un ki aamad ka har andaz naya hai ab ke
qafila qafila maqtal ki taraf jaenge log
shoḳh pahle se bahut rang-e-hina hai ab ke
ye to sach hai vo isi raah se guzrenge magar
koi dekhe na inhen hukm hua hai ab ke
aao ji bhar ke gale mil len rafiqo ham aaj
qatl ki shakl men in.am-e-vafa hai ab ke
mausam-e-gul tire sadqe tiri aamad ke nisar
dekh mujh se mira saaya bhi juda hai ab ke
ek qatra nahin deti hai guzar jaati hai
jo bhi uThti hai ghaTa aisi ghaTa hai ab ke
dosto zikr-e-ruḳh-e-yar se ghafil na raho
dasht-e-zulmat men mahtab luTa hai ab ke