Banaras, Uttar pradesh, India
kuchh soch ke parwana mahfil mein jala hoga
lab-e-furaat wahi tishnagi ka manzar hai
bhagte sayon ke pichhe ta-ba-kai dauDa karen
muddat ki tishnagi ka inam chahta hun
ye aur baat ki lahja udas rakhte hain
jo pardon mein KHud ko chhupae hue hain
raat ka nam sawera hi sahi
ishq mein har nafas ibaadat hai
jo nazar se bayan hoti hai
jo KHat hai shikasta hai jo aks hai TuTa hai
qadam shabab mein aksar bahakne lagta hai
gumrah kah ke pahle jo mujhse KHafa hue
jab tasawwur mein koi mah-jabin hota hai
ek shagufta gulab jaisa tha