aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
Well-known poet, wrote the oft-quoted sher: Ab to itni bhi mayassar naheen maikhaane mein - Jitni hum chhod dia karte thhe paimaane mein
is shahr-e-nigārāñ kī kuchh baat nirālī hai
har haath meñ daulat hai har aañkh savālī hai
is shahr-e-nigaran ki kuchh baat nirali hai
har hath mein daulat hai har aankh sawali hai