Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
madum hue jate hain hum fikr ke mare
fasl-e-gul hi zahidon ko gham hi mai-kash shad hain
kaleja kanpta hai dekh kar is sard-mehri ko
jab us be-mehr ko ai jazb-e-dil kuchh josh aata hai
KHud-raftagi hai chashm-e-haqiqat jo wa hui
mere ashaar se mazmun-e-ruKH-e-yar khula
jab main rota hun to allah re hansna un ka
sakin-e-dair hun ek but ka hun banda ba-KHuda
aap hi apne zara jaur-o-sitam ko dekhen
tumhaari zulf na girdab-e-naf tak pahunchi
mere baghal mein rah ke mujhi ko kya zalil
na karen aap wafa hum ko kya
chaar unsur ke sab tamashe hain
KHak mein mujhko mila ke wo sanam kahta hai
majnun nahin ki ek hi laila ke ho rahen