aataa hai kaun dard ke maaron ke shahr men
— Abdul Hamid Adam
Aataa hai kaun dard ke maaron ke shahr men
Rahte hain log chaand sitaaron ke shahr men
Miltaa to hai khushee kee haqeeqat kaa Kuch suraagh
Lekin nazar-fareb ishaaron ke shahr men
Un ankhDiyon ko dekh ke hota hai ye gumaan
Ham aa base hain baada-gusaaron ke shahr men
Ai dil tire khuloos ke sadqe! zaraa saa hosh
Dushman bhee be-shumaar hain yaaron ke shahr men
Dekhen 'adam' naseeb men hai kya likhaa huaa
Dil bechne chale hain nigaaron ke shahr men