Sasaram, Bihar, India
yahan ke rang baDe dil-pazir hue hain
kaise afsun the wahan kaise fasane the udhar
qissa-e-KHwab hun hasil nahin koi mera
wahi junun ki soKHta-jaani wahi fusun afsanon ka
meri tanhai ke ejaz mein shamil hai wahi
guzarte waqt ko buniyaad karne wala hun
KHaksari thi ki bin dekhe hi hum KHak hue
ji rahe hain aafiyat mein to hunar KHwabon ka hai
tabish ye bhala kaun si rut aai hai jaani
pyas baDhti hui ta-hadd-e-nazar pani tha
bazm Khaali nahin mehman nikal aate hain
mujhko na-karda gunah ka motarif hona paDa
hayat-e-soKHta-saman ek istiara-e-sham
aawara bhaTakta raha paigham kisi ka
ghani siyah zulf badliyon si bila sabab mujh mein jagti hai