Zakhmi hain bohat paaon, musafat bhi bohat hai,
Manzil se magar hum ko aqeedat bhi bohat hai,
Ye sheher-e-wafa laakh haseen sheher hai lekin,
Iss sheher mein dukh dard ki kasrat bhi bohat hai,
Ye dil hai k uska hi talabgaar hai ab tak,
Iss deep ko aandhi se mohabat bhi bohat hai,
Kuch zulm kiye, gardish-e-ayaam ne hum par,
Kuch hum pe muqadar ki inayat bhi bohat hai,
Iss tark-e-rafaqat ka sabab hum bhi hain lekin,
Kuch iss mein zamane ki siyasat bhi bohat hai.
