ho gae viran dehli-o-dayar-e-lakhnau
ab kahan wo lutf-e-dehli-e-bahaar-o-lakhnau

bagh-e-dehli to hua yun yak-qalam-barbaad aur
mil gaya sab khak mein naqsh-o-nigar-e-lakhnau

ahl-e-jauhar to milae khak mein dehli ke wan
rah gae yun be-sar-o-pa wazadar-e-lakhnau

jo the dehli mein amaid wo kiye yaksar kharab
aur tabah sare kiye sahab waqar-e-lakhnau

tha khas-o-khashak-e-dehli ghairat-e-sad-lala-zar
rashk-e-sad-gulzar tha ek ek khar-e-lakhnau

so falak ne yun kiya dehli ko to pamal-e-jaur
aur kiya waqf-e-jafa har-barg-o-bar-e-lakhnau

rashk-e-sad-khurshid tha har-zarra-e-dehli suna
marta chashmak safa par tha ghubar-e-lakhnau

gham mein dehli ke gulon ke to gareban chaak hain
aur sausan hai chaman mein sogwar-e-lakhnau

tukde hota hai jigar dehli ke sadme sun ke 'aish'
aur dil phahtta hai sun kar haal-e-zar-e-lakhnau