putli ki ewaz hun but-e-rana-e-banaras
allah phir in aankhon ko dikhlae banaras

rota hun banaras ke tasawwur mein shab-o-roz
ai hinduo dekho ye hai dariya-e-banaras

meri ye wasiyyat se ki mar jaun agar main
to baad-e-saba khak ko pahunchae banaras

hai kaba-e-maqsud faqat kucha-e-dil-dar
kafir hun jo mujh ko ho tamanna-e-banaras

nazim ho mohammad ka agar lucknow jaun
is mulk mein hun madilat-ara-e-banaras

kabe mein du'a mangunga main apne khuda se
yarab but-e-kafir mujhe bulwae banaras

bangal ko rawana hun raqiban-e-siyah-ru
mere liye ho maskan-e-mawa-e-banaras

main khush hun tu aabaad rahe warna ilahi
phir pipe se barut ke odh jae banaras

jab se mujhe qismat ne banaras se chhudaya
rahta hai zaban par mere bas hae banaras

ek gesuon wale ki mohabbat ka pada pech
pahle to na tha mujh ko ye sauda-e-banaras

ai 'mehr' tawarud hon jo mazmun to baja hai
main aur 'hazin' donon hain shohda-e-banaras