Atlantic City

zamin-e-nur o naghma par

KHuda-e-rang ke bikhre hue jalwaon ko pahchanen

use samjhen use jaanen

yaqin aa jae to manen

yahan to kahkashan muTThi mein hai

lal-o-jawahir pairahan par hain shuaon ke kai dhabbe har ek ujle badan par hain

yahan rangin mashinen daeron mein jhuk ke milti hain

kisi se ruTh jate hain kisi ke sath chalte hain

yahan ke samri goyai le lete hain

aur palkon pe hairat ke dariche khol dete hain

yahan har nafa ke KHane mein poshida KHasara hai

fusun kam ho to phir bahar ka har manzar hamara hai

jise hum chand samjhe hain bhaTakta sa sitara hai

yahi suraj se jita hai yahi jugnu se haara hai

ye fitrat ka ishaara hai

chalo tanwir-shah! uTTho