Suna hai log usay aankh bhar ke dekhtay hain

Suna hai log usay aankh bhar ke dekhtay hain
    So us ke shahar main kuchh din thahr ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai rabt hai us ko kharab halon se
    So apnay aap ko barbad karkay dekhtay hain

    Suna hai dard ki gahak hain chashm-e nazuk us ki
    So ham bhi us ki gali se guzar kar dekhtay hain

    Suna hai us ko bhi hai sher-o shayari se shagaf
    So ham bhi mojaze apnay hunar ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai bole to baton se phool jharatay hain
    Ye baat hai to chalo baat kar ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai raat use chand takta rehta hai
    Sitaray baam-e falak se utar kar dekhtay hain

    Suna hai hashr hain us ki gazal si aankhain
    Suna hai us ko hirn dasht bhar ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai din ko usay titliyan satati hain
    Suna hai raat ko jugno thahar ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai rat se barh kar hain kakulan us ki
    Suna hai sham ko saye guzar ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai us ki siyah chashmagi qiyamat hai
    So us ko surma farosh aankh bhar ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai us ke labon se gulab jalate hain
    So ham bahar par ilzaam dhar ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai aaina tamasal hai jabin us ka
    Jo sada dill hain ban sanvar ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai jab se hamail hain us ki gardan main
    Mizaj aur hi lal-o gauhar ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai chashm-e tasavur se dasht-e imkan main
    Palang zawaiya us ki kamar ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai us ke badan ke tarash aisay hain
    Ke phuul apani qabayain qatar ke dekhtay hain

    Woh sarvqad hai magar begul-e muraad nahin
    Ke us shajar pe shagufay samar ke dekhtay hain

    Bas ek nigah se lutata hai qafila dil ka
    So rahravaan-e tamannaa bhi dar ke dekhtay hain

    Suna hai us ke shabistan se mutasil hai behisht
    Makin udhar ke bhi jalway idhar ke dekhtay hain

    Rukay tu gardishain us ka tawaf karti hain
    Chalay to us ko zamanay thahar ke dekhtay hain

    Kisay naseeb ke be parahan usay dekhay
    Kabhi kabhi dar-o divaar ghar ke dekhtay hain

    Khaniyan hi sahi sab mubalaghay hi sahi
    Agar woh khwab hai tabir kar ke dekhtay hain

    Ab us ke shahar main tharain ki kuch kar jayan
    Faraz aao sitaray safr ke dekhtay hain