Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
marg-e-ashiq pe farishta maut ka badnam tha
hain sau tariqe aur bhi ai be-qarar dil
duniya ko din din ko duniya karenge hum
muddaton baad kabhi ai nazar aane wale
jagmagati teri aankhon ki qasam furqat mein
kis ka kucha hai aa gaya hun kahan
hui diwangi is darja mashhur-e-jahan meri
kam-sini kya kam thi is par qahr hai shakki mizaj
mangne par kya na dega taqat-e-sabr-o-sukun
main tinke chunta phirta hun sayyaad tiliyan
ek neamat tere mahjur ke hath aai hai
kuchh abr ko bhi zid hai manzar meri tauba se
mera beDi pahanna tha ki duniya ki hawa badli
zulm par zulm aa gae ghaalib
tafriq husn-o-ishq ke andaz mein na ho