Wo aate the shahar Aab-o-daanah dhoondhte dhoondhte

Wo aate the shahar Aab-o-daanah dhoondhte dhoondhte
Aur beet jaati he umar Aashiyaana dhoondhte dhoondhte

Darvesh ko darkaar thi do roti aur kaar kaaj ki,
Lekin milta nahi he unko Khaskhaanah dhoondhte dhoondhte

Socha chalo ab aamire-shaher se talab karta hoon,
Lekin ho gya unko aj ek jamana dhoondhte dhoondhte.

Dekhta hoon jab bhi me apna shahar, bahut achha lagta he,
Lekhin thak jata hoon me khushi ka Bahaanah dhoondhte dhoondhte

Aaraam-gaah se ye jindagi akhir Aaram-baagh tak hi to he,
To fir parishaan kyon he log khusi ka thikaanah dhoondhte dhoondhte,

Ameen bhi the bahut, ameer bhi the bahut is shahar me hamare,
Lekin wo bhatak raha he kyon Yaaraanah dhoondhte dhoondhte,

Do ghoont hi to peeni he, jaa Peele Kisi bhi mehfil me,
Bhatak raha he tu kyon Maiy-khaanah dhoondhte dhoondhte.

Bhagwaan maujood he agar har kad-kar me ye Zafar,
To lad raha he mulq kyon But-khaanah dhoondhte dhoondhte


Zafar Aarifaanah

excellent,sir

waah waah bahut khoob