Jaunpur, Uttar pradesh, India
rahna tum chahe jahan KHabron mein aate rahna
na puchho bebasi us tishna-lab ki
lakh aabaad-e-tamanna ho ke dil
le ke tesha uTha hai phir mazdur
wo wade yaad nahin tishna hai magar ab tak
mohabbat ki saza tark-e-mohabbat
wo lamha bhar ki mili KHuld mein jo aazadi
hai jis ki Thokaron mein aab-e-zindagi wamiq
wo jo tasbih liye hai usko
ye zindagi ki raat hai tarik kis qadar
ek halqa-e-ahbab hai tanhai bhi uski
wo to kahiye aaj bhi zanjir mein jhankar hai
main tang hun sukun se ab iztirab de
mujhe us junun ki hai justuju jo chaman ko baKHsh de rang o bu
use zid ki wamiq-e-shikwa-gar kisi raaz se na ho ba-KHabar