yak dast-e-fitna barpa hum ne jahan mein dekha
mansur ko sarasar darul-aman mein dekha

aatish jigar mein gahe gah shoala jaan mein dekha
allah hum ne kya kya ishq-e-butan mein dekha

kis shoala-ru ki ulfat jun barq dil mein chamki
aatish ka yak zubana kaam-o-dahan mein dekha

hum ko kafan usi ka lazim hai mah-ru yan
ulfat ka partaw-asa hum ne katan mein dekha

jo hain khare unhin ko das khotiyan sunae
hum ne naya saliqa us naujawan mein dekha

ai ahl-e-dil khuda-e-dil ne yahan dikhae
dilli mein tha jo dekha ku-e-butan mein dekha

us khak-e-pa ka surma aankhon mein jab na dekha
kya khak aa ke hum ne is khak-dan mein dekha

kya rang ashk-e-khunin furqat mein hain dikhati
rang-e-bahaar hum ne fasl-e-khizan mein dekha

aansu sada rawan hain apna hai ab ye naqsha
yarab ye kis ka naqsha aab-e-rawan mein dekha

tujh ko kabhi na dekha dekha jahan sara
garche tujhi ko main ne sare jahan mein dekha

jitne hain ahl-e-jauhar un ko zamin na pawe
hum ne gharaz ye jauhar is aasman mein dekha

shohra hai lucknow ka lekin nauz-billah
momin jo wan hain un ko kufr-e-nihan mein dekha

dilli ke hinduon mein hain ahl-e-dil hazaron
dilli sa shahr kis ne hindostan mein dekha

do din se main juda hun us mu kamar se 'ehsan'
ek sau tarah ka sadma is darmiyan mein dekha