ek saghar bhi inayat na hua yaad rahe

jo tu kahe to shikayat ka zikr kam kar den

charagh qaum ka raushan hai arsh par dil ke

lucknow mein phir hui aarasta bazm-e-suKHan

ye kaisi bazm hai aur kaise uske saqi hain

KHuda ne ilm baKHsha hai adab ahbab karte hain

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

ek silsila hawas ka hai insan ki zindagi

zindagi kya hai anasir mein zuhur-e-tartib

agar dard-e-mohabbat se na insan aashna hota

hai mera zabt-e-junun josh-e-junun se baDh kar

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

adab talim ka jauhar hai zewar hai jawani ka

gunah-garon mein shamil hain gunahon se nahin waqif

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