Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
jis ghuncha-lab ko chheD diya KHanda-zan hua
hilal o badr donon mein amir unki tajalli hai
wasl ka din aur itna muKHtasar
aankhen dikhlate ho joban to dikhao sahab
KHwab mein aankhen jo talwon se malin
lae kahan se us ruKH-e-raushan ki aab-o-tab
masjid mein bulate hain hamein zahid-e-na-fahm
tawaqqoa hai dhoke mein aa kar wo paDh len
mauquf jurm hi pe karam ka zuhur tha
mang lun tujhse tujhi ko ki sabhi kuchh mil jae
sara parda hai dui ka jo ye parda uTh jae
KHun-e-nahaq kahin chhupta hai chhupae se amir
abhi kamsin hain ziden bhi hain nirali unki
putliyan tak bhi to phir jati hain dekho dam-e-naza
raha KHwab mein un se shab bhar visal