kaise kahun safine ko sailab le gaya
mera nasib tha jo tah-e-ab le gaya

ek jaan-e-arzu ki tamanna-e-did mein
jaane kahan kahan dil-e-betab le gaya

matam-kunan hai shakh faza-e-chaman udas
ye kaun tod kar gul-e-shadab le gaya

goya mata-e-dil hi thi meri mata-e-zist
dil le ke koi zist ke asbab le gaya

surat dikha ke khwab mein ek aan ke liye
ye kaun zindagi ke hasin khwab le gaya

dil ka qarar dil ka sukun dil ki rahaten
ye kaun meri zist ke asbab le gaya

rindan-e-lucknow ke liye tohfa-e-'umid'
saqi sharab-e-ulfat-e-ahbab le gaya