Har shama jalte jismoo ka garha dhoan hai shahar 

marghat kaha hai koi batao kaha hai shahar 

photpath par jo lash pari hai usi ki hai 

jis ganw ko yaqeen tha ki rozi-rasan hai shahar

mar jaiye to nam-o-nasab pochta nahi 

murdoo ke silsile main bahut mehraban hai shahar

rah rah ke chikh uthte hain sanate rat ko 

jungal chupe hue hain wahi par jaha hai shahar

bhochal ate rahte hain aur totta nahi 

hum jaise muflisoo ki tarah saKht-jaaN hai shahar

latka huwa train ke Diboo main subah-o-sham 

lagta hai apni maut ke munh main rawa hai shahar