Lyallpur, Punjab, Pakistan
taq par juzdan mein lipTi duaen rah gain
ghair ho koi to us se khul ke baaten kijiye
kaTi hai umr kisi aabdoz kashti mein
tera hai kaam kaman mein use lagane tak
diwar o dar jhulaste rahe tez dhup mein
uske chehre ki chamak ke samne sada laga
ji mein Thani hai ki jina hai bahar-haal mujhe
main shisha kyun na bana aadmi hua kyunkar
koi baadal mere tapte jism par barsa nahin
fasl-e-gul mein bhi dikhata hai KHizan-dida-daraKHt
na jaane kab wo palaT aaen dar khula rakhna
hazar talKH hon yaaden magar wo jab bhi mile
na ho ki qurb hi phir marg-e-rabt ban jae
KHud ko hujum-e-dahr mein khona paDa mujhe
jis ghaDi aaya palaT kar ek mera bichhDa hua