Tamasha Mere Aage

main shahr-e-karachi se kahan bahr-e-safar jaun

ji chahta hai ab main isi shahr mein mar jaun

is shahr-e-nigaran ko jo chhoDun to kidhar jaun

sahra mere pichhe hai to dariya mere aage

is shahr mein kuchh husn ka mear nahin hai

beauty ki zarurat sar-e-bazar nahin hai

yusuf ka yahan koi KHaridar nahin hai

show-case mein baiThi hai zuleKHa mere aage

is bagh mein kuchh qadr nahin naghmagari ki

ulTi hai yahan chaal nasim-e-sahari ki

had ho gai kaj-fahmi o aashufta-sari ki

bulbul ko bura kahta hai kawwa mere aage

rishwat bhi yahan ek maraz hai mutaddi

apna to yahi pesha hai aabai-o-jaddi

la bechunga mansuKH-shuda noTon ki raddi

jo main ne kiya tha wahi aaya mere aage

ek chiz hai is shahr-e-karachi ka gadha bhi

hushiyar bhi ahmaq bhi purana bhi naya bhi

kam-baKHt ko aati nahin tahzib zara bhi

karta hai sar-e-bazm wo ghamza mere aage

hotel mein yahan jao to aawaz yahi aae

is bhai ka do aana udhar ek kaDak chae

is seTh ka ek gurda chacha-jaan ke do pae

murghi ka jo order hai use chulhe mein Dalo

is seTh ka bheja zara jaldi se nikalo

ek miT fry karo ek anDa ubaalo

ye seTh jo baiTha hai ise qima banao

sahib ki siri ThanDi hai kuchh aanch dikhao

chae mein shakar maro ise lamba pakao

mere ne jo bola hai wahi mere ko lao

urdu mein ye farmata hai baira mere aage

hota hai shab-o-roz tamasha mere aage