dam-ba-dam baDh rahi hai ye kaisi sada shahr walo suno

dam-ba-dam baḌh rahī hai ye kaisī sadā shahr vaalo suno

jaise aa.e dabe paañv sail-e-balā shahr vaalo suno

ḳhaak uḌātī na thī is tarah to havā us ko kyā ho gayā

dekho āvāz detā hai ik sāneha shahr vaalo suno

ye jo rātoñ meñ phirtā hai tanhā bahut hai akelā bahut

ho sake to kabhī us kā bhī mājrā shahr vaalo suno

ye hamīñ meñ se hai us ke ranj-o-alam us se pūchho kabhī

haañ suno us kī rūdād-e-mehr-o-vafā shahr vaalo suno

us ke jī meñ hai kyā us se pūchho zarā dekheñ kahtā hai kyā

kis ne us shaḳhs par koh-e-ġham Dhā diyā shahr vaalo suno

'umr bhar kā safar jis kā hāsil hai ik lamha-e-muḳhtasar

kis ne kyā kho diyā kis ne kyā pā liyā shahr vaalo suno

us kī be-ḳhvāb āñkhoñ meñ jhāñko kabhī us ko samjho kabhī

us ko bedār rakhtā hai kyā vāqi'a shahr vaalo suno

dam-ba-dam baDh rahi hai ye kaisi sada shahr walo suno

jaise aae dabe panw sail-e-bala shahr walo suno

KHak uDati na thi is tarah to hawa us ko kya ho gaya

dekho aawaz deta hai ek saneha shahr walo suno

ye jo raaton mein phirta hai tanha bahut hai akela bahut

ho sake to kabhi us ka bhi majra shahr walo suno

ye hamin mein se hai us ke ranj-o-alam us se puchho kabhi

han suno us ki rudad-e-mehr-o-wafa shahr walo suno

us ke ji mein hai kya us se puchho zara dekhen kahta hai kya

kis ne us shaKHs par koh-e-gham Dha diya shahr walo suno

'umr bhar ka safar jis ka hasil hai ek lamha-e-muKHtasar

kis ne kya kho diya kis ne kya pa liya shahr walo suno

us ki be-KHwab aankhon mein jhanko kabhi us ko samjho kabhi

us ko bedar rakhta hai kya waqi'a shahr walo suno