Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
jashn tha aish-o-tarab ki intiha thi main na tha
paya tere kushton ne jo maidan-e-bayaban
bulbul ka dil KHizan ke sadme se hil raha hai
mausam-e-gul mein jo ghir ghir ke ghaTaen aain
ghiste ghiste panw mein zanjir aadhi rah gai
teri hawas mein jo dil se puchha nikal ke ghar se kidhar ko chaliye
fasl-e-gul mein hai irada su-e-sahra apna
talash-e-qabr mein yun ghar se hum nikal ke chale
pur-nur jis ke husn se madfan tha kaun tha
kis ke hathon bik gaya kis ke KHaridaron mein hun
wo rangat tu ne ai gul-ru nikali
teri gali mein jo dhuni ramae baiThe hain
jo samna bhi kabhi yar-e-KHub-ru se hua
jawani aai murad par jab umang jati rahi bashar ki
hue aise ba-dil tere shefta hum dil-o-jaan ko hamesha nisar kiya