Badayun, Uttar pradesh, India
honTon pe kabhi un ke mera nam hi aae
main aandhiyon ke pas talash-e-saba mein hun
agar sach itna zalim hai to humse jhuT hi bolo
mata-e-dard parakhna to bas ki baat nahin
KHazine jaan ke luTane wale dilon mein basne ki aas le kar
na bahlawa na samjhauta judai si judai hai
koi baat KHwab-o-KHayal ki jo karo to waqt kaTega ab
sab se baDa fareb hai KHud zindagi ada
kaTta kahan tawil tha raaton ka silsila
KHalish-e-tir-e-be-panah gai
hamare shahr ke logon ka ab ahwal itna hai
abhi sahifa-e-jaan par raqam bhi kya hoga
bujhi hui hain nigahen ghubar hai ki dhuan
wo kaisi aas thi ada jo ku-ba-ku liye phiri
aa dekh ki mere aansuon mein