Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
hum teri talKH guftugu sun kar
husn utna ek paikar main simaT sakta nahin
raat ke lamhat KHuni dastan likhte rahe
kuchh ehtiyat parinde bhi rakhna bhul gae
kitne zehnon ko kar gaya gumrah
wo gulabi baadalon mein ek nili jhil si
qanun jaise kho chuka sadiyon ka etimad
wo andhi rah mein binaiyan bichhata raha
kuchh nau-jawan shahr se aae hain lauT kar
ujaD tapti hui rah mein bhaTakne lagi
bhul jaane ka mujhe mashwara dene wale
mere charagh ki nannhi si lau se KHaif hai
milna paDta hai hamein KHud se bhi ghairon ki tarah
wo pata apni shaKH se zara juda hua hi tha
har shaKHs apni apni jagah yun hai mutmain