dilli ki is jahan mein azim-o-qadim hai
ilm-o-fan-o-hunar ki sada se naim hai

allah is ki azmat-e-din ka alim hai
tafsir-e-dil hadis-e-khudi ka fahim hai

gita-puran ke bhi fasane mein zikr hai
tarikh se bhi qabl zamane mein zikr hai

dilli ka padawon ke tarane mein zikr hai
indar-prasth tak ke sajaane mein zikr hai

dilli sada se markaz-e-bazm-e-shahan rahi
samrat chakrwarti o shah-e-jahan rahi

pirana-sal ho ke bhi har-dam jawan rahi
pachchis bar lut ke bhi ye kahkashan rahi

mangol shak kushan darawid ki hoon hon
wo aariya arab hon ki ahl-e-funun hun

waidik hon bodh jain ki ahl-e-junun hon
qaum-e-arab ke hon ki musalman ke khun hon

duniya ki kitni naslon ne is ko sajaya hai
har dharm din zat ne is ko basaya hai

sare-jahan mein ishq ka markaz rahi sada
sare-jahan mein danka isi shahr ka baja

barbaadiyon se aaj bachao use rafiq
'gulzar'-e-hind phir se banao ise rafiq