dar-o-diwar pe hasrat se nazar karte hain

kamar dhoka dahan uqda ghazal aankhen pari chehra

barae-sair mujh sa rind mai-KHane mein gar aae

turab-e-pa-e-hasinan-e-lakhnau hai ye

ulfat ne teri hum ko to rakkha na kahin ka

yahi tashwish shab-o-roz hai bangale mein

mujhi ko waiza pand-o-nasihat

aaj kal lucknow mein ai aKHtar

be-murawwat ho bewafa ho tum

yaad mein apne yar-e-jaani ki

gilauri raqibon ne bheji hai sahab

aKHtar-e-zar bhi ho mushaf-e-ruKH par shaida