purani baat hai
lekin ye anhoni si lagti hai

suna hai jab kabhi shahr-e-saba ke haji-baba
apne shagirdon ko dars-e-akhiri dete

saron par un ke dastar-e-fazilat bandhte
kale amamon mein sab hi shagird saf-basta khade

ye ahd karte the
khudawanda

hamare ilm mein to khair-o-barkat de
hamein taufiq de hum haji-baba ki tarah

shahr-e-saba ke chaar konon mein nae maktab banaen
dars-gahon ki bina dalen

suna hai haji-baba
apne shagirdon ko chaar hisson mein jab taqsim karte to

zamin ke chaar konon se sada-e-marhaba aati
har ek su

mushk ki khushbu faza mein phail si jati
bahut din baad phir aisa hua tha haji-baba ne

zamin ke chaar konon se dhuan uthte hue dekha
jale harfon ki ruh matam-kunan

shahr-e-saba mein muddaton phirti rahi tanha
suna hai phir kabhi

shahr-e-saba ke haji-baba ne dar-e-maktab nahin khola
kisi par koi kala amama phir nahin bandha