paa ba gil sab hain rihaaii ki kare tadbiir kaun
— Parveen Shakir
Paa-ba-gil sab hain rihaa.ee kee kare tadbeer kaun
Dast-basta shahr men khole miree zanjeer kaun
Meraa sar haazir hai lekin meraa munsif dekh le
Kar raha hai meree fard-e-jurm ko tahreer kaun
Aaj darvaazon pe dastak jaanee pahchaanee see hai
Aaj mere naam laataa hai miree ta.azeer kaun
Koee maqtal ko gaya thaa muddaton pahle magar
Hai dar-e-khema pe ab tak soorat-e-tasveer kaun
Meree chaadar to chhinee thee shaam kee tanhaa.ee men
Be-ridaa.ee ko miree phir de gaya tash.heer kaun
Sach jahaan paa-basta mulzim ke kaTahre men mile
Us adaalat men sunegaa adl kee tafseer kaun
Niind jab khawabon se pyaaree ho to aise ahd men
Khvaab dekhe kaun aur khawabon ko de taabeer kaun
Ret abhee pichhle makaanon kee na vaapas aa.ee thee
Phir lab-e-saahil gharaundaa kar gaya ta.ameer kaun
Saare rishte hijraton men saath dete hain to phir
Shahr se jaate hue hota hai daaman-geer kaun
Dushmanon ke saath mere dost bhee aazaad hain
Dekhnaa hai kheenchtaa hai mujh pe pahlaa tiir kaun