Sultanpur, Uttar pradesh, India
wo ek shor sa zindan mein raat bhar kya tha
roz o shab ki gutthiyan aankhon ko suljhane na de
tilism hai ki tamasha hai kaenat uski
ab qais hai koi na koi aabla-pa hai
ye rishta-e-jaan meri tabahi ka sabab hai
suraj dhire dhire pighla phir taron mein Dhalne laga
tumhaare chaak par ai kuza-gar lagta hai Dar hum ko
shoala shoala thi hawa shisha-e-shab se puchho
safar nasib agar ho to ye badan kyun hai
hijr ka qissa bahut lamba nahin bas raat bhar hai
aise kai sawal hain jin ka jawab kuchh nahin
band kar le khiDkiyan yun raat ko bahar na dekh
lakaDhaare tumhaare khel ab achchhe nahin lagte
kabhi sahra mein rahte hain kabhi pani mein rahte hain
is tarah ishq mein barbaad nahin rah sakte