Delhi, India
zargar-o-haddad KHush hon wo karen tadbir hum
gali mein baKHt ke un ka bhi kuchh qissa nikal aaya
naseh-e-mushfiq ye mashq-e-taza farmane lage
phir uske phande mein ja rahe hain ki jis ke phande mein ja chuke the
aaya hai KHayal-e-be-wafai
bigDe wo lakh tarah magar gul na ho saka
rashk-e-adu mein dekho jaan tak ganwa hi denge
haqiqat se zaban aagah kar le
shikayat ke ewaz hum shukr karte hain sanam tere
safar hai dushwar KHwab kab tak bahut paDi manzil-e-adam hai
alfaz-o-maani ki karwaT jo badalte hain
bhulun tumhein wo bashar nahin hun
khuli hai aankh josh-e-intizar-e-yar-e-jaani hai
manzur hai napna kamar ka
ashk aankhon mein Dar se la na sake