Hum ahl-e-KHauf

yahi thakan ki jo in bastiyon pe chhai hai
utar na jae parindon ke shahparon mein bhi

ye TuTe phuTe makanat unghte chhappar
charagh-e-sham ki dhundli si raushni ke amin

na in ka yar koi hai na koi nukta-chin
na jaane kab koi dast-e-sitam idhar aa jae

aur is zara si bachi raushni ko kha jae
ye khilkhilate hue hanste muskuraate log

bason mein railon mein manzil ki samt jate log
koi dhamaka inhen jaane kab uDa jae

lahu ke dhabbon pe afsos karta hakim-e-shahr
aur us ke baad mohabbat pe chand taqriren

jo ahl-e-shahr ki peshaniyon pe raushan hain
malal ye hai ki us ko koi na dekhega

hum ahl-e-KHauf ke sinon mein jo dhaDakta hai