Vaishali, Bihar, India
imarat ho ki ghurbat bolti hai
haqiqat hai ki nanha sa diya hun
kya kahun ki kya hun main
koi apne waste mahshar uTha kar le gaya
na dekhen kamtari ab kamtaron ki
hai qanun-e-fitrat koi kya karega
aap ki nazron mein shayad is liye achchha hun main
ishrat-e-duniya-e-fani ki kahani aur hai
kal talak jo tha tasawwur anjuman-araiyon ka
pyar ka yun dastur nibhana paDta hai
waqt-e-ruKHsat shabnami saughat ki baaten karo
waqt bhi tewar badalta jaega
koi har maraz ki dawa banTta hai
kabhi jab dastan-e-gardish-e-ayyam likhta hun
be-niyaz naghma-e-duniya hun main