yeh tasalli hai k haiN nashaad sab
maiN akaila hi nahiN barbad sab
sab ki khatir hai kahaN sab ajnabi
aur kehnay ko haiN ghar aabad sab
bhool k sab ranjishaiN sab aik haiN
maiN bataooN sab ko hoga yad sab
sab ko dua-e-wafa sab ko yaqeeN
is adakari maiN haiN ustad sab
shehr k hakim ka yeh farman hai
qaid maiN kehlayeN gay aazad sab
char lafzoN maiN kaho jo bhi kaho
us ko kab fursat, sunay faryad sab
talkhiyaN kaisay na hoN ash'ar maiN
hum pe jo guzri hai hum ko yad sab!
maiN akaila hi nahiN barbad sab
sab ki khatir hai kahaN sab ajnabi
aur kehnay ko haiN ghar aabad sab
bhool k sab ranjishaiN sab aik haiN
maiN bataooN sab ko hoga yad sab
sab ko dua-e-wafa sab ko yaqeeN
is adakari maiN haiN ustad sab
shehr k hakim ka yeh farman hai
qaid maiN kehlayeN gay aazad sab
char lafzoN maiN kaho jo bhi kaho
us ko kab fursat, sunay faryad sab
talkhiyaN kaisay na hoN ash'ar maiN
hum pe jo guzri hai hum ko yad sab!