Maunath Bhanjan, Uttar pradesh, India
pi to lun aankhon mein umDe hue aansu lekin
ye dushmani hai saqi ya dosti hai saqi
hain wajud-e-shai mein pinhan azal o abad ke rishte
dikha di maine wo manzil jo in donon ke aage hai
aish hi aish hai na sab gham hai
dil ka lahu nigah se Tapka hai bar-ha
shauq-e-manzil ham-safar hai jazba-e-dil rahbar
guftugu ke KHatm ho jaane par aaya ye KHayal
lazzat-e-dard mili ishrat-e-ehsas mili
jab chheDti hain un ko gumnam aarzuen
mere hath suljha hi lenge kisi din
haar ke bhi nahin miTi dil se KHalish hayat ki
hum ahl-e-dil ne meayar-e-mohabbat bhi badal Dale
jin hauslon se mera junun mutmain na tha
dayar-e-sajda mein taqlid ka riwaj bhi hai