Jalandhar, Punjab, India
mere aaqa tujhe bande ka KHayal aa hi gaya
o hasrat-e-visal na dekh is tarah na dekh
sukun-e-zindagi tark-e-amal ka nam hai shayad
jo bhi hai surat-e-haalat kaho chup na raho
aaya tha bazm-e-sher mein arz-e-hunar ko main
husn ki aankh agar haya na kare
but kahte hain mar ja mar ja
ajnabiyon ke shahr mein gum hun magar main kaun hun
zikr ustad-e-fan ka jaane de
baat bhi jis se ab nahin mumkin
jiye jata hun is sharmindagi mein
hairan ho ke munh mera takte hain bar bar
ya KHadim-e-din hona ya mazhar-e-din hona
din ki surat nazar aate hi meri raat hui
zindagi aur mile aur mile aur mile