Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
gale laga ke kiya nazr-e-shoala-e-atish
tu ne pheri lakh narmi se nazar
ishq mein wo bhi ek waqt hai jab
dil-e-betab ka andaz-e-bayan hai warna
nizam-e-mai-kada saqi badalne ki zarurat hai
KHuda jaane dua thi ya shikayat lab pe bismil ke
husn ke jalwe nahin muhtaj-e-chashm-e-arzu
gham-e-hayat sharik-e-gham-e-mohabbat hai
main faqat insan hun hindu musalman kuchh nahin
nazar jis ki taraf kar ke nigahen pher lete ho
mulla bana diya hai ise bhi mahaz-e-jang
wo kaun hain jinhen tauba ki mil gai fursat
har ek surat pe dhoka kha rahi hain teri surat ka
kahne ko lafz do hain ummid aur hasrat
had-e-takmil ko pahunchi teri ranai-e-husn