sham-e-awadh ne zulf mein gundhe nahin hain phul

zara dekhen to duniya kaise kaise rang bharti hai

main kaise tai karun be-samt raston ka safar

safar ka ruKH badal kar dekhta hun

rah-e-qarar ajab rah-e-be-qarari hai

tera hona na man kar goya

dil ka sukun rizq ke hangame kha gae

dekh liya kya jaane sham ki suni aankhon mein

nawaza hai mujhe patthar se jis ne

duniya tere nam se mujhko pahchane

namus-e-zindagi gham-e-insan mein Dhaal kar

be-din hue iman diya hum ishq mein sab kuchh kho baiThe

na aae mere honTon tak jo paimana nahin aata

jo chhu lun aasman panw ki dharti khinch leta hai

lamha lamha bikhar raha hun main