Ballia, Uttar pradesh, India
taghayyuraat ke aalam mein zindagani hai
bhala kab dekh sakta hun ki gham nakaam ho jae
ye nim-baz teri ankhDiyon ke maiKHane
sahar aur sham se kuchh yun guzarta ja raha hun main
hazar shama farozan ho raushni ke liye
apni duniya KHud ba-faiz-e-gham bana sakta hun main
diya saqi ne awwal rose wo paimana masti mein
gham-e-KHamosh jo ba-ashk-chakan rakhta hun
nafas nafas pe mujhe yaad aae jate hain
mera dil na tha alam-ashna ki teri ada pe nazar paDi
tajalliyon se gham-e-etibar le ke uTha
Thukrae hue dil ki yaad aai to kya aai
kabhi jhuTe sahaare gham mein ras aaya nahin karte
ek daman-e-rangin lahraya masti si faza mein chha hi gai
shauq tha shabab ka husn par nazar gai