hijr gham ka bayan hai goya
yas ki dastan hai goya

us ke jaur-o-sitam ka kya kahna
zulm mein aasman hai goya

panw phailae khub sote hain
kunj-e-marqad makan hai goya

rukh se zahir hai haal-e-dard-e-firaq
qalb ka tarjuman hai goya

khal-e-ariz pe yun numayan hai
dagh dil ka nishan hai goya

hijr mein aah us gul-e-tar ke
rang-e-rukh zafran hai goya

dard-e-dil kyun kahen na hum un se
jab hamari zaban hai goya

arsh se aamad-e-mazamin hai
ye zamin aasman hai goya

'barq' tum ne ghazal ye khub kahi
lucknow ki zaban hai goya