Barabanki, Uttar pradesh, India
bahaaron se KHizan tak yunhi sair-e-gulistan kar ke
dard-e-musalsal se aahon mein paida wo tasir hui
kuchh sazgar jab mere haalat bhi nahin
har-su jahan mein sham o sahar DhunDte hain hum
jahan na dil ko sukun hai na hai qarar mujhe
kabhi ahl-e-mohabbat yun na KHauf-e-jism-o-jaan karte
ek bar apna zarf-e-nazar dekh lijiye
yun tujhse dur dur rahun ye saza na de
hasraten aa aa ke jama ho rahi hain dil ke pas
main iztirab mein hun sham se sahar ke liye
jab kabhi madd-e-muqabil wo ruKH-e-zeba hua
har-qadam marhala-e-sabr-o-raza ho jaise
qalam ho jae sar parwa na karna
jam to jam mai-e-hosh-ruba bhi badli
kyun kahun koi qad-awar nahin aaya ab tak