khuda ne ilm bakhsha hai adab ahabaab karate hain
yahee daulat hai meree aur yahee jaah-o-hasham mera
is ko na-qadaree-e-aalam ka sila kahate hain
mar chuke ham to zamaane ne bahut yaad kiya
zabaan-e-haal se ye lakhanoo kee khaak kahatee hai
mitaaya gardish-e-aflaak ne jaah-o-hasham mera
ye kaisee bazm hai aur kaise us ke saaqee hain
sharaab haath mein hai aur pila nahin sakate
charaag qaum ka raushan hai arsh par dil ke
use hava ke farishte bujha nahin sakate
azeezaan-e-vatan ko guncha o barg o samar jaana
khuda ko baagabaan aur qaum ko ham ne shajar jaana
kiya hai faash parda kufr-o-deen ka is qadar main ne
ki dushman hai barahaman aur adoo shaikh-e-haram mera
hai mira zabt-e-junoon josh-e-junoon se badh kar
nang hai mere lie chaak-e-garebaan hona
lucknow mein phir huee aaraasta bazm-e-sukhan
baad muddat phir hua zauq-e-gazal-khvaanee mujhe
manzil-e-ibarat hai duniya ahal-e-duniya shaad hain
aisee dil-jamee se hotee hai pareshaanee mujhe