Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
wo palaT ke jald na aaenge ye ayan hai tarz-e-KHiram se
ye gul khil raha hai wo murjha raha hai
bholi baaton pe teri dil ko yaqin
sine mein zabt-e-gham se chhaala ubhar raha hai
nale hain dilsitan to phir aahen hain barchhiyan to phir
wo hath mar palaT kar jo kar de kaam tamam
awwal-e-shab wo bazm ki raunaq shama bhi thi parwana bhi
nahin wo agli si raunaq dayar-e-hasti ki
faza mahdud kab hai ai dil-e-wahshi falak kaisa
maKHarab-e-kar hui josh mein KHud ujlat-e-kar
shauq chaDhti dhup jata waqt ghaTti chhanw hai
har TuTe hue dil ki Dhaaras hai tera wada
kis gul ki bu hai daman-e-dil mein basi hui
buri sarisht na badli jagah badalne se
dil ki zid is liye rakh li thi ki aa jae qarar