Delhi, India
dil ko aazar laga wo ki chhupa bhi na sakun
hath se haihat kya jata raha
abhi se aa gain nam-e-KHuda hain shoKHiyan kya-kya
ham-nashin un ke taraf-dar bane baiThe hain
dil ko dar-us-surur kahte hain
dil gaya dil ka nishan baqi raha
bigaD kar adu se dikhate hain aap
gul-afshani ke dam bharti hai chashm-e-KHun-fishan kya kya
talafi wafa ki jafa chahta hun
bhul kar hargiz na lete hum zaban se nam-e-ishq
wo kisi se tumko jo rabt tha tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho
phaTa paDta hai joban aur josh-e-nau-jawani hai
milne ka nahin rizq-e-muqaddar se siwa aur
fitna-gar shoKHi-e-haya kab tak
hae us shoKH ka andaz se aana shab-e-wasl