Delhi, India
kal shab-e-wasl mein kya jald baji thin ghaDiyan
munh zard o aah-e-sard o lab-e-KHushk o chashm-e-tar
likh likh ke nazir is ghazal-e-taza ko KHuban
tha irada teri fariyaad karen hakim se
dekhe na mujhe kyunkar az-chashm-e-hiqarat-u
kamal-e-ishq bhi Khaali nahin tamanna se
koi to pagDi badalta hai auron se lekin
kuchh hum ko imtiyaz nahin saf o durd ka
chamak hai dard hai kaundan paDi hai huk uThti hai
ai chashm jo ye ashk tu bhar lai hai kam-baKHt
ye jawahir-KHana-e-duniya jo hai ba-ab-o-tab
main dast-o-gareban hun dam-e-baz-pusin se
jism kya ruh ki hai jaulan-gah
bande ke qalam hath mein hota to ghazab tha
aate hi jo tum mere gale lag gae wallah