kuchh din tera khayal teri aarzu rahi
phir sari umr apni hamein justuju rahi

kya kya na khwab jagti aankhon mein the magar
ai dil ki lahr raat kahan jaane tu rahi

jao phir un ko ja ke samundar mein phenk do
ab sachche motiyon ki kahan aabru rahi

mud mud ke bar bar pukara use magar
aawaz-e-bazgasht hi bas chaar su rahi

halke se ek sukut ke parde ke bawajud
us kam-sukhan se raat badi guftugu rahi

munh mod ke wo hum se chala to gaya magar
is ko bhi umr bhar khalish-e-lucknow rahi

'wali'! tumhein nawaz raha hai wo har tarah
tum ko bhi us ki fikr wa-lekin kabhu rahi