firdaus-e-husn-o-ishq hai daman-e-lucknow
aankhon mein bas rahe hain ghazalan-e-lucknow

sabr-azma hai ghamza-e-turkan-e-lucknow
rashk-e-zanan-e-misr kanizan-e-lucknow

har samt ek hujum-e-nigaran-e-lucknow
aur main ki ek shokh-ghazal-khwan-e-lucknow

mutrib bhi hai sharab bhi abr-e-bahaar bhi
shiraaz ban gaya hai shabistan-e-lucknow

tole hue hai tegh-o-sinan husn-e-be-naqab
nawak-fagan hai jalwa-e-pinhan-e-lucknow

ek nau-bahaar-e-naz ko take hai phir nigah
wo nau-bahaar-e-naz ki hai jaan-e-lucknow

dast-e-junun ko rokiye ye khabt chhodiye
ruswa hai yunhi chaak-e-gareban-e-lucknow

kuchh roz ka musafir-o-mehman hun aur kya
kyun bad-guman hon yusuf-e-kanan-e-lucknow

ab us ke baad subh hai aur subh-e-nau 'majaz'
hum par hai khatm sham-e-ghariban-e-lucknow