Written on the walls of Yaadgar e Zauq – Khaqan e Hind/ poet laureate
(Yaadgar because original tomb demolished to make way for a public lavatory. This was made because of the efforts of Mr Firoz Bakht who fought long and hard for it)
Laayi Hayat aaye qaza le chali chale
na apni khushi aaye na apni khushi chale
behatar to hai yahi ke na duniya se dil lage
par kya karen jo kam na bedillagi chale
ho umr-e-khizr bhi to kahenge bavaqt-e-marg
hum kya rahe yahan abhi aaye abhi chale
duniya ne kis ka rah-e-fana mein diya hai sath
tum bhi chale chalo yun hi jab tak chali chale
nazan na ho khirad pe jo hona hai wo hi ho
danish teri na kuch meri danishvari chale
kam honge is bisat pe hum jaise badqimar
jo chal hum chale wo nihayat buri chale
ja ki hava-e-shauq mein hain is chaman se ‘zauq’
apni bala se bad-e-saba kaheen chale
