Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
zist hai ek masiyat soz-e-dili tere baghair
gham-e-insan se jo dil shoala-ba-jaan hota hai
mere jigar ki tab dekh ruKH ki shikastagi na dekh
nigah-o-dil ka afsana qarib-e-iKHtitam aaya
aarzu ko dil hi dil mein ghuT ke rahna aa gaya
hayat ek saz-e-be-sada thi surud-e-umr-e-rawan se pahle
insan ke liye is duniya mein dushnam se bachna mushkil hai
parde ko jo lau de wo jhalak aur hi kuchh hai
raaz-e-hasti tishna-e-tabir hai tere baghair
jab dil mein zara bhi aas na ho izhaar-e-tamanna kaun kare
gham ke baadal phir bhi chhae rah gae
falak ke na in mah-paron ko dekho
nazar KHamosh hui arz-e-na-tamam ke baad
junun ka daur hai kis kis ko jaen samjhane