ترے قریب پہنچنے کے ڈھنگ آتے تھے

Tere qareeb pahunchne ke dhang aate theYeh khud-fareb magar raah bhool jaate the

Hamein azeez hain un bastiyon ki deewareinKe jin ke saaye bhi deewar bante jaate the

Sateez naqsh-e-wafa tha ta'alluq-e-yaranWoh zakhma-e-rag-e-jaan chhed chhed jaate the

Woh aur kaun tere qurb ko tarasta thaFareb khurda hi tera fareb khate the

Chhupa ke rakh diya phir aagahi ke sheeshe koIs aaine mein to chehre bigadte jaate the

Ab ek umr se dukh bhi koi nahin detaWoh log kya the jo aathon pehar rulate the

Woh log kya hue jo oonghti hui shab meinDar-e-firaq ki zanjeer si hilate the