Faizabad, Uttar pradesh, India
sunta hun na kanon se na kuchh munh se hun bakta
sahra mein hawas Khaar-e-mughilan ki madad se
aashna koi nazar aata nahin yan ai hawas
sab ham-safir chhoD ke tanha chale gae
dekhen kya ab ke asiri hamein dikhlati hai
na paya waqt ai zahid koi maine ibaadat ka
talash is tarah bazm-e-aish mein hai be-nishanon ki
rang-e-gul-e-shagufta hun aab-e-ruKH-e-chaman hun main
lutf-e-shab-e-mah ai dil us dam mujhe hasil ho
ya KHafa hote the hum to minnaten karte the aap
mathe pe laga sandal wo haar pahan nikle
dil mein ek iztirab baqi hai
hawas hum par hoen kyunki dariya-e-mohabbat se
ai aaftab hadi-e-ku-e-nigar ho
zahid ka dil na KHatir-e-mai-KHwar toDiye