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

jo tu kahe to shikayat ka zikr kam kar den

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

charagh qaum ka raushan hai arsh par dil ke

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