bahut na thokaren khao ye shahr-e-dilli hai
qadam sanbhal ke uthao ye shahr-e-dilli hai

yahan ki khak ibarat hai 'mir'-o-'ghaalib' se
yahan na khak udao ye shahr-e-dilli hai

ye baadshahon ka maskan nagar hai waliyon ka
yahan to hosh mein aao ye shahr-e-dilli hai

kahin jawab nahin jis ka naznin hai ye wo
tum is ke naz uthao ye shahr-e-dilli hai

na hoga is ke dar-o-baam par zara bhi asar
hazar shor machao ye shahr-e-dilli hai

gharaz baghair yahan dosti ki rasm nahin
samajh ke dost banao ye shahr-e-dilli hai

bahut hai koi shanasa jo rah mein mil jae
kisi ke ghar bhi na jao ye shahr-e-dilli hai

kise khabar hai ki kab kis se pher le nazren
yahan na pyar badhao ye shahr-e-dilli hai

har ek chamakti hui shai guhar nahin hoti
fareb aur na khao ye shahr-e-dilli hai

kahan chali ho kise de rahi ho yun aawaz
gharib dil ki sadao ye shahr-e-dilli hai

hayat itni pareshan kyon hui 'iqbaal'
sawal hi na uthao ye shahr-e-dilli hai