Jalandhar, Punjab, India
wafa jis se ki bewafa ho gaya
dil ne aankhon tak aane mein itna waqt liya
wo sarKHushi de ki zindagi ko shabab se bahara-yab kar de
qaem kiya hai maine adam ke wajud ko
tasawwur mein bhi ab wo be-naqab aate nahin mujh tak
KHuda ko na taklif de Dubne mein
aane wale kisi tufan ka rona ro kar
mohabbat karo aur nibaho to puchhun
hai muddaa-e-ishq hi duniya-e-muddaa
jis ne is daur ke insan kiye hain paida
aane wale jaane wale har zamane ke liye
in talKH aansuon ko na yun munh bana ke pi
ba-zahir sadgi se muskura kar dekhne walo
aankh kam-baKHt se us bazm mein aansu na ruka
bhulai nahin ja sakengi ye baaten