Azamgarh, Uttar pradesh, India
hinsa ke pahle mujhe phir rula gaya ek shaKHs
ye jahan-e-ab-o-gil lagta hai ek maya mujhe
aawaz ka uski zer-o-bam kuchh yaad raha kuchh bhul gae
chal rahe hain wo aisi shan se aaj
kar ke asir-e-ghamza-o-naz-o-ada mujhe
jab se mein ne dekha hai ek KHushnuma chehra
sarak rahi hai uski chilman masha-allah masha-allah
main soz-e-darun apna dikha bhi nahin sakta
sukun-e-qalb kisi ko nahin mayassar aaj
taKHta-e-mashq-e-sitam mujhko banane wala
ro paDa na-gahan muskurane ke baad
na aae kaam kisi ke jo zindagi kya hai