Uttar pradesh, India
phir usi shoKH ki taswir utar aai hai
mere qarib se guzra ek ajnabi ki tarah
mubtala ruh ke azab mein hun
naqd-e-dil-o-jaan uski KHatir rahn-e-jam karo
raat bhi baqi hai sahba bhi shisha bhi paimana bhi
lab tak jo na aaya tha wahi harf-e-rasa tha
ghair ki aag mein koi bhi na jalna chahe
har marg-e-arzu ka nishan der tak raha
ek na aane wale ka intizar karte hain
lutf se tere siwa dard mahak jata hai
fasl-e-gul tohmat-e-junun lai
mahtab hai na aks-e-ruKH-e-yar ab koi
diye hain ranj sare aagahi ne
charagh-e-zist ke donon sire jalao mat
na KHuda hai na naKHuda hai koi