un ki nazar ka lutf numayan nahin raha
hum par wo iltifat-e-nigaran nahin raha

dil-bastagi-o-aish ka saman nahin raha
khush-bashi-e-hayat ka saman nahin raha

ye bhi nahin ki gul mein latafat nahin rahi
par jannat-nigah gulistan nahin raha

har be-hunar se garm hai bazar-e-siflagi
ahl-e-hunar ke waste maidan nahin raha

apni zaban apna tamaddun badal gaya
lutf-e-kalam ab wo sukhan-dan nahin raha

kyun ab tawaf-e-ku-e-malamat se hai gurez
kya wo junun-e-kucha-e-jaanan nahin raha

sikha hai hadsat-e-zamana se khelna
hum ko hiras-e-mauja-e-tufan nahin raha

har bait jis ke faiz se bait-ul-ghazal bane
ab wo surur-e-chashm-e-ghazalan nahin raha

diwangi-e-shauq ke qurban jaiye
ab imtiyaz-e-jeb-o-gareban nahin raha

pir-e-mughan ki baiat-e-kaamil ke faiz se
ab shaikh nam ka bhi musalman nahin raha

un ki nigah-e-naz ka ye iltifat hai
chaaragaron ka zist par ehsan nahin raha

kya haal hai tumhaara azizan-e-lucknow
tahzib-e-ahl-e-dilli ka pursan nahin raha

har shai hai is jahan mein lekin khuda-gawah
'gulzar' is dayar mein insan nahin raha