Deoria, Uttar pradesh, India
lab pe aish-e-ahd-e-mazi ka hai afsana hanuz
rah-e-ulfat mein yun to kaba-o-but-KHana aata hai
zist ke aasar ruKHsat hain mohabbat dil mein hai
maut han bar-haq hai lekin zindagi fani kahan
ye kaun mane ki na-ashna-e-raaz hai tu
hijr ka gham bhi nahin wasl ki parwa bhi nahin
har-qadam par shauq-e-manzil ki farawani to hai
KHair se zist ka ai kash ho anjam abhi
har gham ko yun to zabt kiye ja raha hun main
ranj kyun ai mah-e-kanan kijiye
be-KHudi ab to sab pe chhai hai
rah-e-wafa mein luTa gaya dil
payam-e-yas na de ai nigah-e-yar mujhe
har taraf shor hai mani chaman-arai hai
ishq hai gham jo sikhata hai fana ho jaana