Maunath Bhanjan, Uttar pradesh, India
naya mai-kade mein nizam aa gaya
din o dil pahli hi manzil mein yahan kaam aae
hujum-e-aish-o-tarab mein bhi hai bashar tanha
shikwe hum apni zaban par kabhi lae to nahin
hai KHamosh aansuon mein bhi nashat-e-kaamrani
rah-e-ulfat mein mile aise bhi diwane mujhe
tere halke se tabassum ka ishaara bhi to ho
aisi tanhai hai apne se bhi ghabraata hun main
jo maqsad girya-e-paiham ka hai wo hum samajhte hain
uf wo ek harf-e-tamanna jo hamare dil mein tha
ek aah-e-zer-e-lab ke gunahgar ho gae
aankhon mein ashk bhar ke mujhse nazar mila ke
dabi aawaz mein karti thi kal shikwe zamin mujhse
kitne dil TuTe hain duniya ka KHabar hone tak
gulon ki chah mein tauhin-e-barg-o-bar na kar