Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
mujh pe aisa koi sher nazil na ho
asnam-e-mal-o-zar ki parastish sikha gai
muhit misl-e-asman zamin-e-fikr-o-fan pe hun
waqif nahin to uske labon ko kanwal na likh
KHwab ki surat kabhi ham-rang afsana mile
ba-har-alam barabar likh raha hun
is be tulua shab mein kya talea-azmai
hum apne baKHt-e-siyah ke asar mein rahte hain
har nae chehre se paida ek naya chehra hua
raqs yak nur kabhi sail-e-bala dekhta hun
mere liye wajud ka dariya sarab tha
is tariqe ko adawat mein rawa rakhta hun main
fard-e-isyan ko wo siyahi de
ba-rang-e-sher gire aur bar bar gire
jise likh likh ke KHud bhi ro paDa hun