Shahjahanpur, Uttar pradesh, India
ab unhen mujhse kuchh hijab nahin
har sans mein hai sarir-e-KHama
shab-charagh kar mujhko ai KHuda andhere mein
tamam umr ki aawargi pe bhaari hai
mere pyar ka qissa to har basti mein mashhur hai chand
Dhalta suraj aankh ka reza ho jata hai
apni majburi ko hum diwar-o-dar kahne lage
KHwab dekhun ki ratjage dekhun
kijiye aur sawalat na zati mujhse
kaun sa rang iKHtiyar karen?
sang-e-chehra-numa to main bhi hun
yahi suluk munasib hai KHush-gumanon se
maine kis shauq se ek umr ghazal-KHwani ki
aadha jiwan bita aahen bharne mein
har aan ek naya imtihan sar par hai