Allahabad, Uttar pradesh, India
is raaz se waqif nahin afzal ye zamana
uski KHushbu se moattar hai meri tanhai
dikha na KHwab hasin ai nasib rahne de
ghamon ka ek tufan dil ke andar shor karta hai
hamari quwwat-e-parwaz ka sani nahin koi
ye kaun aaya hai gulshan mein tazgi le kar
hain aandhiyon mein bhi raushan charagh-e-haq afzal
jo mahakta hai bu-e-urdu se
dayar-e-ishq mein mahrumiyon ke hain charche
sher ki main radif ban jaun
main zaban rakhte hue KHamosh hun
dar-ba-dar bhaTka karenge rasta DhunDenge log
aasmanon pe nazar aati hai uski surKHi
dasht mein tapte ghubaron se tayammum kar ke
ab bhi raaten meri mahakti hain