Hum aik sheher main ab khush bhi reh nahi sakte..

Judaa hone ka andesha bhi seh nahin sakte,
Hum aik sheher main ab khush bhi reh nahi sakte,

Yeh roz-o-shab hain hamare ke aik dusre se,
Chupaaye phirte hain ehwaal, keh nahin sakte,

Shakist-e-zaat ka izhaar chahte bhi nahin,
Ajeeb haal hai, hum chup bhi reh nahin sakte,

Haqeeqton ki chattaanain bhi apni raah main hain,
Khayaal-o-khawb ke daryaa main bhi reh nahin sakte,

Woh beqasoor hai esi bhi koi baat nahin,
Qasoor vaar hain hum, yeh bhi keh nahin sakte..