tute jo dant munh ki shabahat bigad gai
wo ghar hua kharab jahan phut pad gai

wo zar hun jo sans dam-e-marg ukhad gai
mayyat kanar-e-gor mein kante si gad gai

dhundho charagh le ke zaifon gali gali
gham ho gaya shabab jawani bichhad gai

phulun phalun main kya chaman-e-rozgar mein
main wo nihaal-e-sabz hun ghun jis ki jad gai

chaha jo malish-e-kaf-e-afsos kijiye
hathon ko ye mila ki hatheli ragad gai

gul aa ke zer-e-kafsh-e-saba saf ho gaya
juti jo be-haya ke padi khak jhad gai

uqda khula ye dast-e-hina band-e-yar se
meinhdi hai apne chor ki mushken jakad gai

wo gul araq-fashan nazar aaya jo bagh mein
shabnam pe os aab-e-khajalat se pad gai

dhanpa kafan mein munh ko jo sharm-e-gunah se
mayyat meri zamin mein khajalat se gad gai

ai 'shad' lucknow ki kharabi na puchhiye
basti basi-basai gulon ki ujad gai