dekho nigah-e-shauq se dehli ke nazare
tahzib ki jannat hai ye jamuna ke kinare

ye indr ke rangin akhade ki pari hai
sadiyon mein ye zewar se tamaddun ke saji hai

jamhur ne is shokh ke gesu hain sanware
dekho nigah-e-shauq se dehli ke nazare

har ek imarat se ayan jah-o-hasham hai
har int pe tarikh-e-watan is ki raqam hai

har zarre mein hain azmat-e-rafta ke sitare
dekho nigah-e-shauq se dehli ke nazare

minar wo minara-e-azmat jise kahiye
masjid wo ki sajda-gah-e-fitrat jise kahiye

fankaron ne mit mit ke hain har naqsh ubhaare
dekho nigah-e-shauq se dehli ke nazare

durweshon ne bhi is pe mohabbat ki nazar ki
waliyon ne sada phulne phalne ki dua di

ye zinda-o-painda hai khwaja ke sahaare
dekho nigah-e-shauq se dehli ke nazare

ye 'ghaalib'-o-'azurda'-o-'khusrau' ki chaheti
gahwara-e-urdu hai abhi 'dagh' ki dehli

dil mein abhi is ke hain mohabbat ke sharare
dekho nigah-e-shauq se dehli ke nazare

bachpan se rahi gardish-e-dauran ki saheli
har daur mein ye gardish-e-ayyam se kheli

bigde jo kabhi waqt ne abru hain sanware
dekho nigah-e-shauq se dehli ke nazare

ab khuld ki taswir hain ye kucha-o-bazar
ye zohra-jabin khanda-ba-lab paikar-e-anwar

jis tarah utar aae hon gardun se sitare
dekho nigah-e-shauq se dehli ke nazare

dehli nahin ye azmat-e-mashriq ka nishan hai
is daur mein bhi naghma-gar-e-amn-o-aman hai

maghrib se kaho 'rifat'-e-dehli ko pukare
dekho nigah-e-shauq se dehli ke nazare