Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
dil mein yaad-e-but-e-be-pir liye baiTha hun
piyun hi kyun jo bura jaanun aur chhupa ke piyun
kisi guman-o-yaqin ki had mein wo shoKH-e-parda-nashin nahin hai
mere josh-e-gham ki hai ajab kahani
kis mast ada se aankh laDi matwala bana lahra ke gira
qaumi git
dafatan tark-e-talluq mein bhi ruswai hai
jazb-e-nigah-e-shoabada-gar dekhte rahe
dost ne dil ko toD ke naqsh-e-wafa miTa diya
nigahen is qadar qatil ki uff uff
hosh-o-be-hoshi ki manzil ek hai raste juda
kanon ki gharaz kalam batlata hai
jab tak taklif dil nahin pata hai
is par se yun Dub ke us par gae
tu ne ai inqalab kya KHalq kiya
tu kahta hai Khaaliq-e-shar-o-KHair nahin