Kuch yaadgaar e shahr e sitamgar hi le chalen
— Nasir Kazmi
Kuch yaadgaar-e-shahr-e-sitamgar hee le chalen
Aa.e hain is galee men to patthar hee le chalen
Yuun kis tarah kaTegaa kaDee dhoop kaa safar
Sar par khayaal-e-yaar kee chaadar hee le chalen
Ranj-e-safar kee koee nishaanee to paas ho
ThoDee see khaak-e-koocha-e-dilbar hee le chalen
Ye kah ke chheDtee hai hamen dil-giraftagee
Ghabraa ga.e hain aap to baahar hee le chalen
Is shahr-e-be-charaagh men jaa.egee too kahaan
Aa ai shab-e-firaaq tujhe ghar hee le chalen