Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
phulon ko apne panw se Thukrae jate hain
koi pari ho agar ham-kanar holi mein
ruh tanha gai jannat ko subuk-sari se
dil aankhon se aashiq bachae hue hain
tashrif shab-e-wada jo wo lae hue hain
na KHanjar uThega na talwar in se
naw kaghaz ki tan-e-KHaki-e-insan samjho
dariya-e-sharab usne bahaya hai hamesha
chalti to hai par shoKHi-e-raftar kahan hai
teri tarif ho ai sahib-e-ausaf kya mumkin