ek saghar bhi inayat na hua yaad rahe

manzil-e-ibrat hai duniya ahl-e-duniya shad hain

azizan-e-watan ko ghuncha o barg o samar jaana

naya bismil hun main waqif nahin rasm-e-shahadat se

zindagi kya hai anasir mein zuhur-e-tartib

KHuda ne ilm baKHsha hai adab ahbab karte hain

adab talim ka jauhar hai zewar hai jawani ka

kiya hai fash parda kufr-o-din ka is qadar maine

charagh qaum ka raushan hai arsh par dil ke

jo tu kahe to shikayat ka zikr kam kar den

zaban-e-haal se ye lucknow ki KHak kahti hai

ye kaisi bazm hai aur kaise uske saqi hain

isko na-qadri-e-alam ka sila kahte hain

watan ki KHak se mar kar bhi hum ko uns baqi hai

ek silsila hawas ka hai insan ki zindagi