I am grateful to my long lost friend Zaman for sharing these remorseful lines from Ibn-e-Insha, the great Urdu poet and writer.
I am posting the original version in Urdu along with a maladroit translation (attempted by this author).
Meri Hasratoon ka Roma
Meri Wehshatoon ka Deli
Mera Baldia Karachi
Mujhey Aur Kon Janey
Yehi dey to dey Gawahi
Key Haseen Sooratoon say
Yahan her gali bharee thee.
Translation
The Rome of my unfulfilled desires
The Delhi of my wildernesses
My city Karachi
Who else knows me?
Only Karachi can testify
Beautiful faces, once,
lived here on every street
Image above is from here
