ajib kucha-e-rashk-e-jinan tha dehli ka
bahisht kahte hain jis ko makan tha dehli ka

dimagh bar-sar-e-haft-asman tha dehli ka
khitab-e-khitta-e-hindostan tha dehli ka

ghazab hai us ko koi shadman na dekh saka
zamin na dekh saki aasman na dekh saka

hazaron zulf-e-pari-wash ke yan the saudai
hazaron mai-kash-o-mai-khwar-o-mast-o-sahbai

sharab-e-aish pilata tha charkh-e-minai
qubul karte the is dar pe sab jabin-sai

jo aata tha so wo ho rahta tha usi ghar ka
zamin ki naf hai kaba hai batn-e-madar ka

wo takht-e-saltanat-o-bargah-e-sultani
ki jis mein baithte the aa ke zill-e-subhani

paron se sar pe huma karta tha magas-rani
baja us auj pe tha dawa-e-sulaimani

har ek qasr ko dawa tha taq-e-kisra ka
dimagh arsh pe tha qila-e-mualla ka

zuhal ki aankh padi ittifaq se nagah
tamam ho gaya taraj mulk-o-mal aur jah

ki us se ho gae bad-tar gharib shahanshah
raiyat us ki hui us se bhi ziyaada tabah

wo sahukar na tha jis ki sakh mein batta
ab us ke nam pe lagta hai lakh mein batta

mila ye hukm ki sab log yan se tal jaen
isi mein khair hai jo shahr se nikal jaen

dabi hai buqchi to dikhla ke yan baghal jaen
jo kuchh hai chhod yahan sahab-e-dawal jaen

na sar pe topi hai un ke na panw mein juti
baghal mein tote ka pinjda nabi-ji bhejo ji

yahan jo aan ki dekhi to dar ki surat
wo dar kahiye jise zulfiqar ki surat

mita di chashm-e-zadan mein hazar ki surat
nazar padi na kisi be-qarar ki surat

ba-rang-e-tir-e-shahab aag mein jale lakhon
sipurd dar-o-rasan ho gae gale lakhon