ek shahanshah ne banwa ke hasin taj-mahal
sari duniya ko mohabbat ki nishani di hai

is ke sae mein sada pyar ke charche honge
khatm jo ho na sakegi wo kahani di hai [...]

ek shahanshah ne banwa ke hasin taj-mahal
sari duniya ko mohabbat ki nishani di hai

ek shahanshah ne daulat ka sahaara le kar
hum gharibon ki mohabbat ka udaya hai mazaq

tum se milti-julti main aawaz kahan se launga
taj-mahal ban jae agar mumtaz kahan se launga

kitne hathon ne tarashe ye hasin taj-mahal
jhankte hain dar-o-diwar se kya kya chehre

sang-e-marmar ki khunuk banhon mein
husn-e-khwabida ke aage meri aankhen shal hain
gung sadiyon ke tanazur mein koi bolta hai
waqt jazbe ke taraazu pe zar-o-sim-o-jawahir ki tadap taulta hai!
har nae chand pe patthar wahi sach kahte hain
usi lamhe se damak uthte mein un ke chehre
jis ki lau umr gae ek dil-e-shab-zad ko mahtab bana aai thi!
usi mahtab ki ek narm kiran
sancha-e-sang mein dhal pai to
ishq rang-e-abadiyyat se sar-afraaz hua
kya ajab nind hai
jis ko chhu kar
jo bhi aata hai khuli aankh liye aata hai
so chuke khwab-e-abad dekhne wale kab ke
aur zamana hai ki us khwab ki tabir liye jag raha hai ab tak!