Allahabad, Uttar pradesh, India
raushan dil-e-arif se fuzun hai badan un ka
hangama hai kyun barpa thoDi si jo pi li hai
mere hawas-e-ishq mein kya kam hain muntashir
na ruh-e-mazhab na qalb-e-arif na shairana zaban baqi
KHuda ali-gaDh ki madrase ko tamam amraaz se shifa de
ek bosa dijiye mera iman lijiye
falsafi ko bahs ke andar KHuda milta nahin
ishq-e-but mein kufr ka mujhko adab karna paDa
teri zulfon mein dil uljha hua hai
halqe nahin hain zulf ke halqe hain jal ke
rang-e-sharab se meri niyyat badal gai
tariq-e-ishq mein mujhko koi kaamil nahin milta
phir gai aap ki do din mein tabiat kaisi
nai tahzib se saqi ne aisi garm-joshi ki
yun meri taba se hote hain maani paida