mauj-e-gul mauj-e-saba mauj-e-sahar lagti hai
sar se pa tak wo saman hai ki nazar lagti hai

hum ne har gam pe sajdon ke jalae hain charagh
ab hamein teri gali rahguzar lagti hai

lamhe lamhe mein basi hai teri yaadon ki mahak
aaj ki raat to khushbu ka safar lagti hai

jal gaya apna nasheman to koi baat nahin
dekhna ye hai ki ab aag kidhar lagti hai

sari duniya mein gharibon ka lahu bahta hai
har zamin mujh ko mere khun se tar lagti hai

koi aasuda nahin ahl-e-siyasat ke siwa
ye sadi dushman-e-arbab-e-hunar lagti hai

waqia shahr mein kal to koi aisa na hua
ye to akhbar ke daftar ki khabar lagti hai

lucknow kya teri galiyon ka muqaddar tha yahi
har gali aaj teri khak-basar lagti hai