Banaras, Uttar pradesh, India
phir mujhe likhna jo wasf-e-ru-e-jaanan ho gaya
baal bikhere aaj pari turbat par mere aaegi
baiThe jo sham se tere dar pe sahar hui
dil mera tir-e-sitam-gar ka nishana ho gaya
fasad-e-duniya miTa chuke hain husul-e-hasti miTa chuke hain
KHayal-e-nawak-e-mizhgan mein bas hum sar paTakte hain
asiran-e-qafas sehn-e-chaman ko yaad karte hain
phir aai fasl-e-gul phir zaKHm-e-dil rah rah ke pakte hain
rahe na ek bhi bedad-gar sitam baqi
dasht-paimai ka gar qasd mukarrar hoga
ajab jauban hai gul par aamad-e-fasl-e-bahaari hai
gale mujhko laga lo ai mere dildar holi mein
dil aatish-e-hijran se jalana nahin achchha
aa gai sar par qaza lo sara saman rah gaya
ghazab hai surma de kar aaj wo bahar nikalte hain