Jaunpur, Uttar pradesh, India
hum na kahte the shairi hai wabaal
are o adib-e-fasurda-KHu are o mughanni-e-rang o bu
mujhe us junun ki hai justuju jo chaman ko baKHsh de rang o bu
nahin milte to ek adna shikayat hai na milne ki
tum hosh mein jab aae to aafat hi ban ke aae
ai kash mere gosh o nazar bhi rahen sabit
use zid ki wamiq-e-shikwa-gar kisi raaz se na ho ba-KHabar
sarkashi KHud-kashi pe KHatm hui
pahchan lo usko wahi qatil hai hamara
yaqinan aa gaya hai mai-kade mein tishna-lab koi
dekhiye kab rah par Thik se uTThen qadam
hum ko hajat nahin naqibon ki
teri qismat hi mein zahid mai nahin
badalti rahti hain qadren rahil-e-waqt ke sath
jab purana lahja kho deta hai apni tazgi