Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
bekar ye ghussa hai kyun uski taraf dekho
husn-e-alam-soz na-mahdud hona chahiye
mere rone pe ye hansi kaisi
hijr ki raat yaad aati hai
waiz butan-e-dair se nafrat na kijiye
duniya ko walwala dil-e-nashad se hua
jalwa dikhlae jo wo apni KHud-arai ka
bhaDak uTThenge shoale ek din duniya ki mahfil mein
jite hain kaise aisi misalon ko dekhiye
samne aaina tha masti thi
dil aaya is tarah aaKHir fareb-e-saz-o-saman mein
saf baatin der se hain muntazir
bataun kya ki mere dil mein kya hai
dil kushta-e-nazar hai mahrum-e-guftugu hun
kar chuke barbaad dil ko fikr kya anjam ki