ajnabi khauf fizaon main basa ho jaise
ajnabi khauf fizaon main basa ho jaise
shahar ka shahar hi aseb zada ho jaise
rat ke pichle pahar ati hain avazain si
dur shahara main koi chiKh raha ho jaise
dar-o-divar pe chai hai udasi aisi
aj har ghar se janaza sa utha ho jaise
muskurata hun pa-e-Khatir-e-ahabab magar
dukh to chehre ki lakiron pe saja ho jaise
ab agar dub gaya bhi to marunga na ‘Kamal’
bahte pani pe mera nam likha ho jaise
koi chehra hua roshan na ujagar ankhain aina dekh rahi thin meri pathar ankhain
koi chehra hua roshan na ujagar ankhain
aina dekh rahi thin meri pathar ankhain
le uri waqt ki andhi jinhen apne hamrah
aj phir dhund rahi hain wahi manzar ankhain
phut niklin to kai shahar-e-tamanna dube
ek qatre ko tarasati hui banjar ankhain
us ko dekha hai to ab shauq ka wo alam hai
apne halakon se nikal ai hain bahar ankhain
tu nigahon ki zuban Khub samajhata hoga
teri janib to utha karati hain aksar ankhain
log marte na dar-o-bam se takara ke kabhi
dekh lete jo ‘Kamal’ us ki samandar ankhain