Lucknow, Uttar pradesh, India
na chhoDa dil-e-KHasta-jaan chalte chalte
Thahar jawed ke arman dil-e-muztar nikalte hain
dam-e-raftar-e-jaanan ye sada-e-naz aati hai
jo hawa hai surat-e-baad-e-muKhaalif tez hai
shurua ahl-e-mohabbat ke imtihan hue
hum ajal ke aane par bhi tera intizar karte
jis ko aadat wasl ki ho hijr se kyunkar bane
josh-e-wahshat mere talwon ko ye iza bhi sahi
hai be-KHud wasl mein dil hijr mein muztar siwa hoga
dila mashuq jo hota hai wo saffak hota hai
jo mujhe marghub ho wo sogwari chahiye
hai andhera to samajhta hun shab-e-gesu hai
sharab-e-nab ka qatra jo saghar se nikal jae
tanKHwah-e-tabar bahr-e-daraKHtan-e-kuhan hai
agar gul ki koi pati jhaDi hai