Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
dil mein yaad-e-but-e-be-pir liye baiTha hun
gore gore chand se munh par kali kali aankhen hain
kisi guman-o-yaqin ki had mein wo shoKH-e-parda-nashin nahin hai
mere josh-e-gham ki hai ajab kahani
jo but hai yahan apni ja ek hi hai
yahi ek nibah ki shakl hai wo jafa karen main wafa karun
meri nigah kahan did-e-husn-e-yar kahan
dekhen mahshar mein un se kya Thahre
pher jo paDna tha qismat mein wo hasb-e-mamul paDa
wo sar-e-baam kab nahin aata
aankh se dil mein aane wala
kyun kisi rah-rau se puchhun apni manzil ka pata
jahan ki hai jurm ek nigah karna
wo ban kar be-zaban lene ko baiThe hain zaban mujhse
jin raaton mein nind uD jati hai kya qahr ki raaten hoti hain