na koi dost dushman ho sharik-dard-o-gham mera
salamat meri gardan par rahe bar-e-alam mera

likha ye dawar-e-mahshar ne meri fard-e-isyan par
ye wo banda hai jis par naz karta hai karam mera

kaha ghuncha ne hans kar wah kya nairang-e-alam hai
wajud gul jise samjhe hain sab hai wo adam mera

kashakash hai ummid-o-yas ki ye zindagi kya hai
ilahi aisi hasti se to achchha tha adam mera

dil-e-ahbab mein ghar hai shagufta rahti hai khatir
yahi jannat hai meri aur yahi bagh-e-iram mera

mujhe ahbab ki pursish ki ghairat mar dalegi
qayamat hai agar ifsha hua raaz-e-alam mera

khadi thin rasta roke hue lakhon tamannaen
shahid-e-yas hun nikla hai kis mushkil se dam mera

khuda ne ilm bakhsha hai adab ahbab karte hain
yahi daulat hai meri aur yahi jah-o-hasham mera

zaban-e-haal se ye lucknow ki khak kahti hai
mitaya gardish-e-aflak ne jah-o-hasham mera

kiya hai fash parda kufr-o-din ka is qadar main ne
ki dushman hai barhaman aur adu shaikh-e-haram mera