Allahabad, Uttar pradesh, India
wo rang-e-kuhan tumhaare aashiq mein nahin
kah do ki main KHush hun rakhun gar aapko KHush
jo hasrat-e-dil hai wo nikalne ki nahin
miskin gada ho ya ho shah-e-zi-jah
duniya karti hai aadmi ko barbaad
us qaum ko yak-dili ki raghbat hi nahin
ghaflat ki hansi se aah bharna achchha
afsos un par falak ne paya qabu
bhae jo nigah ko wahi rang achchha
aashiq ka KHayal hai bahut nek-maash
takmil mein un ulum ke ho masruf
akbar mujhe shak nahin teri tezi mein
eazaz-e-salaf ke miTte jate hain nishan
lazzat chaho to wasl-e-mashuq kahan
ilm o hikmat mein ho agar KHwahish-e-feme