kahaan to tay tha charagaan har ek ghar ke liye
kahaan charag mayassar[1] nahian shahar ke liye
yahaan darakhtoan ke saye mean dhoop lagati hai
chalo yahaan se chale aur umr bhar ke liye
n ho qamiz to ghutanoan se pet dhak leange
ye log kitane munasib[2] haian is safar ke liye
khuda nahian n sahi adami ka khvab sahi
koee hasin nazara to hai nazar ke liye
vo mutamin[3] haian ki patthar pighal nahian sakata
maian beqarar hooan avaz mean asar ke liye
jiyean to apane bagiche mean gulamohar ke tale
marean to gair ki galiyoan mean gulamohar ke liye