tere shaharon se raaja hamein ban hi bhale 
vahaan chain se to sote the sitaaron ke tale 

tujhako bhi dekh liya shahar bhi tera dekha 
jagamagaahat ki har ik tah mein andhera dekha 
aish karate hain tere shahar mein daulatavaale 
aur phaankon ke sitam sahate hain mehanat vaale 
tere shaharon mein zabaan jhoothi hai dil khote hain 
bildingen oonchi hain insaan bahut chhote hain 
tere shaharon se ... 

shor itana hai ki dil ki bhi sada kho jaaye 
bheed aisi hai ke khud apana pata kho jaaye 
ishq vaalon ko yahaan rasm-e-vafa yaad nahi 
husn ko husn ki sharm-o-haya yaad nahi 
jism se rooh ka hai bair tere shaharon mein 
nazar aate hain sabhi gair tere shaharon mein 
tere shaharon se ... 

toone jo dhang nikaale hain ve bedhange hain 
kapada bunati hai mil phir bhi badan nangen hain 
galla chhup jaata hai dhanavaanon ke tahakaanon mein 
laakhon mar jaate hain tapate hue maidaanon mein 
bhookhe futapaathon pe sote hain tere shaharon mein 
log insaaf ko rote hain tere shaharon mein 
tere shaharon se ... 

kaheen bhaasha ka jhagada hai to kaheen praant ka hai 
kaheen naslon ka hai fasaad to kaheen jaat ka hai 
aman aur chain ka hai saaya nahi in raahon mein 
daadhiyaan chotiyaan takaraati hain chauraahon mein 
tere shaharon mein mohabbat ka pata kya dhoondhen 
aadami tak nahi milata hai kuda kya dhoondhen 
tere shaharon se ... 

tumane raaket ki madad le ke sitaare dekhe 
maut ke munh mein hain dukh-dard ke maare kitane 
daane-daane ko tarasate hain bechaare kitane 
yahi tahazeeb hai shaharon ki to jangal achchhe 
jo har ik ghar pe barasate hon vo baadal achchhe 
tere shaharon se ...