Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
sitaron se bhara ye aasman kaisa lagega
samundar ke kinare ek basti ro rahi hai
koi junun koi sauda na sar mein rakkha jae
shagufta lafz likkhe ja rahe hain
khula fareb-e-mohabbat dikhai deta hai
har ek se puchhte phirte hain tere KHana-ba-dosh
koi to phul khilae dua ke lahje mein
karen to kis se karen na-rasaiyon ka gila
main zindagi ki dua mangne laga hun bahut
maal-e-izzat-e-sadat-e-ishq dekh ke hum
dua ko hat uThate hue larazta hun
ek charagh aur ek kitab aur ek ummid asasa
KHwab ki tarah bikhar jaane ko ji chahta hai
dar-o-diwar itne ajnabi kyun lag rahe hain
wo jis ke nam ki nisbat se raushni tha wajud