Kanpur, Uttar pradesh, India
pur-soz jigar ke nale bhi dil-soz nikalte rahte hain
jahan mein hai har ek ik na ek ada ke liye
na koi aarzu jis mein ho wo ujDa hua dil hun
pher kar tegh-e-nazar tegh-e-jafa se pahle
ban ban kar aaj wasl ki surat bigaD gai
sirat achchhi hai teri yar jamal achchha hai
hai jo KHamosh but-e-hosh-ruba mere baad
ruKH ki rangat gulab ki si hai
jo us be-rahm par apna dil-e-KHana-KHarab aaya
idhar bhi dekh zara be-qarar hum bhi hain
wo saf ruKH pe jo zulf-e-siyah-fam nahin
josh junun mein raat din sab se raha alag alag
qahr hua ghazab hua shor hai lala-zar mein
bul-hawas kam-fahm hai wo aadmi nadan hai
KHak mein mujhko meri jaan mila rakkha hai