sochte kya hain chhalakta jam le kar
pijie us bewafa ka nam le kar

aae the to hath khali the hamare
ja rahe hain sainkadon ilzam le kar

ek diya ghar mein jalaya tha use bhi
le gaya koi tumhaara nam le kar

dhup aa sakti thi wo aati nahin hai
kaun aaega yahan paigham le kar

kat lin darbar ne sab ki zabanen
bulbulen khamosh hain inam le kar

kaun si ganga nahaya hai ye suraj
jab bhi aaya hai to qatl-e-am le kar

ab nahin koi zarurat ham-safar ki
chal pada hun gardish-e-ayyam le kar

aashiyan hota to hota lautna bhi
kya kare 'panchhi' awadh ki sham le kar