ham hain mata e kuucha o baazaar ki tarah
— Majrooh Sultanpuri
Ham hain mata-e-koocha-o-baazaar kee tarah
UThtee hai har nigaah khareedaar kee tarah
Is koo-e-tishnagee men bahut hai ki ek jaam
Haath aa gaya hai daulat-e-bedaar kee tarah
Wo to kaheen hai aur magar dil ke aas-paas
Phirtee hai koi shai nigah-e-yaar kee tarah
Seedhee hai raah-e-shauq pe yoonhee kaheen kaheen
Kham ho ga.ee hai gesoo-e-dildaar kee tarah
Be-tesha-e-nazar na chalo raah-e-raftagaan
Har naqsh-e-paa buland hai deevaar kee tarah
Ab jaa ke Kuch khulaa hunar-e-naakhun-e-junoon
Zakhm-e-jigar hue lab-o-rukhsaar kee tarah
'majrooh' likh rahe hain wo ahl-e-wafa kaa naam
Ham bhee khaDe hue hain gunahgaar kee tarah