dilli se wapsi
rukhsat ai dilli teri mahfil se ab jata hun main

nauhagar jata hun main nala-ba-lab jata hun main
yaad aaenge mujhe tere zamin-o-asman

rah chuke hain meri jaulan-gah tere bostan
tera dil dhadka chuke hain mere ehsasat bhi

tere aiwanon mein gunje hain mere naghmat bhi
rashk-e-shiraaz-kuhan hindostan ki aabru

sar-zamin-e-husn-o-mausiqi bahisht-e-rang-o-bu
mabad-e-husn-o-mohabbat bargah-e-soz-o-saz

tere but-khane hasin tere kalisa dil-nawaz
zikr yusuf ka to kya kije teri sarkar mein

khud zulekha aa ke bikti hai tere bazar mein
jannaten aabaad hain tere dar-o-diwar mein

aur tu aabaad khud shair ke qalb-e-ar mein
mahfil-e-saqi salamat bazm-e-anjum barqarar

nazninan-e-haram par rahmat-e-parwardigar
yaad aaegi mujhe be-tarah yaad aaegi tu

ain waqt-e-mai-kashi aankhon mein phir jaegi tu
kya kahun kis shauq se aaya tha teri bazm mein

chhod kar khuld-e-ali-gadh ki hazaron mahfilen
kitne rangin ahd-o-paiman tod kar aaya tha main

dil nawazan-e-chaman ka chhod kar aaya tha main
ek nasheman main ne chhoda ek nasheman chhut gaya

saz bas chheda hi tha main ne ki gulshan chhut gaya
dil mein soz-e-gham ki ek duniya liye jata hun main

aah tere mai-kade se be-piye jata hun main
jate jate lekin ek paiman kiye jata hun main

apne azm-e-sarfaroshi ki qasam khata hun main
phir teri bazm-e-hasin mein laut kar aaunga main

aaunga main aur ba-andaz-e-digar aaunga main
aah wo chakkar diye hain gardish-e-ayyam ne

khol kar rakh di hain aankhen talkhi-e-alam ne
fitrat-e-dil dushman-e-naghma hui jati hai ab

zindagi ek barq ek shoala hui jati hai ab
sar se pa tak ek khunin rag ban kar aaunga

lala-zar-e-rang-o-bu mein aag ban kar aaunga