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
meri nigah kahan did-e-husn-e-yar kahan
kyun kisi rah-rau se puchhun apni manzil ka pata
pher jo paDna tha qismat mein wo hasb-e-mamul paDa
jin raaton mein nind uD jati hai kya qahr ki raaten hoti hain
ye dastan-e-dil hai kya ho ada zaban se
dil de raha tha jo use be-dil bana diya
yun dur dur dil se ho ho ke dil-nashin bhi
wo sar-e-baam kab nahin aata
dil mukaddar hai aaina-ru ka
uski to ek dil-lagi apna bana ke chhoD de