is ki har gali mein tanhai basti hai
deewaaron par likhi hui khaamoshi hansti hai
guzra hua zamaana ab sa lagta hai
har raahguzar par ek bichhdaa saaya rakhta hai
main dhoondhta phirta hoon woh chehra woh aawaaz
jo khoo gayi hai bheed mein leke mera har raaz
kah de koi insha se ye dil ka fasaana ab
tanha hai is shahr mein bhi ek deewaana ab
kamar baandhe hue chalne ko yaan sab yaar baithe hain
bahut aage gaye baaqi jo hain taiyaar baithe hain
ye aarzoo thi tujhe gul ke roo-ba-roo karte
hum aur bulbul-e-betaab guftugu karte
insha ji utho ab kooch karo is shahr mein ji ko lagaana kya
wahshi ko sukoon se kya matlab jogi ka nagar mein thikaana kya
saudaa-e-ishq mein hum ne kya kya na sahe sadme
phir bhi dil-e-naadaan ko aaraam nahin aaya
dil mil gaye hain is tarah ek doosre ke saath
ab hum juda ho bhi to ye dil juda nahin
roz ye baat sunaa karte hain log
dil lagaana koi aasaan nahin