Azamgarh, Uttar pradesh, India
chhalki har mauj-e-badan se husn ki dariya-dili
shahr ke aabaad sannaTon ki wahshat dekh kar
main sargiran tha hijr ki raaton ke qarz se
do kinare hon to sail-e-znidagi dariya bane
man dhan sab qurban kiya ab sar ka sauda baqi hai
zulfen idhar khulin adhar aansu umanD paDe
khinche hai mujhe dast-e-junun dasht-e-talab mein
TuT paDti thin ghaTaen jin ki aankhen dekh kar
saman-e-dil ko be-sar-o-samaniyan milin
phirti thi le ke shorish-e-dil ku-ba-ku hamein
har rang har aahang mere samne aajiz
main ham-nafasan jism hun wo jaan ki tarah tha
kya kya na tere shauq mein TuTe hain yahan kufr
hamare dam se hai raushan dayar-e-fikr-o-suKHan
pahle chadar ki hawas mein panw phailae bahut