Barabanki, Uttar pradesh, India
nahin raha main tere raste ka patthar bhi
nikal gae hain jo baadal barasne wale the
KHud apni did se andhi hain aankhen
bura laga mere saqi ko zikr-e-tishna-labi
shayad koi banda-e-KHuda aae
kisi ko kya bataun kaun hun main
ye kaise log hain sadiyon ki virani mein rahte hain
yaad ne aa kar yakayak parda khincha dur tak
dil jo is bazm mein aata hai to jata hi nahin
jaane andar kya hua main shor sun kar ai salim
kaise qisse the ki chhiD jaen to uD jati thi nind
qurb-e-badan se kam na hue dil ke fasle
kaun tu hai kaun main kaisi wafa
ye nahin hai ki nawaze na gae hon hum log
bar-ha yun bhi hua teri mohabbat ki qasam