Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
iman ki numaish hai sajde hain ki afsane
ye wo aazmaish-e-saKHt hai ki baDe baDe bhi nikal gae
qadam to rakh manzil-e-wafa mein bisat khoi hui milegi
liya jannat mein bhi dozaKH ka sahaara humne
na kuredun ishq ke raaz ko mujhe ehtiyat-e-kalam hai
mujhe ab hawa-e-chaman nahin ki qafas mein guna qarar hai
yun subuk-dosh hun jine ka bhi ilzam nahin
ab itni arzan nahin bahaaren wo aalam-e-rang-o-bu kahan hai
tujhe pa ke tujhse juda ho gae hum
KHayal-e-dost na main yaad-e-yar mein gum hun
achchha qisas lena phir aah-e-atishin se
madad ai KHayal-e-mazi zara aaina uThana
jalti rahna sham-e-hayat
fitrat-e-ishq gunahgar hui jati hai
ye jabr-e-zindagi na uThaen to kya karen