Banaras, Uttar pradesh, India
phir mujhe likhna jo wasf-e-ru-e-jaanan ho gaya
baal bikhere aaj pari turbat par mere aaegi
baiThe jo sham se tere dar pe sahar hui
dil mera tir-e-sitam-gar ka nishana ho gaya
fasad-e-duniya miTa chuke hain husul-e-hasti miTa chuke hain
KHayal-e-nawak-e-mizhgan mein bas hum sar paTakte hain
asiran-e-qafas sehn-e-chaman ko yaad karte hain
phir aai fasl-e-gul phir zaKHm-e-dil rah rah ke pakte hain
rahe na ek bhi bedad-gar sitam baqi
ajab jauban hai gul par aamad-e-fasl-e-bahaari hai
dasht-paimai ka gar qasd mukarrar hoga
dil aatish-e-hijran se jalana nahin achchha
gale mujhko laga lo ai mere dildar holi mein
aa gai sar par qaza lo sara saman rah gaya
ghazab hai surma de kar aaj wo bahar nikalte hain