kiya tabah to dilli ne bhi bahut 'bismil' magar khuda ki qasam lucknow ne luut liya

allah ai buto hamein dikhlae lucknow

allah ai buto hamen dikhlae lucknow sote men bhi ye kahte hain ham haae lucknow aisa hua huun hijr men us ke nahif-o-zar dekhe agar mujhe vahin sharmae lucknow aae na mere paas to main aap hi chalun mujh ko khuda kare kahin bulvae lucknow kalkatta ke hasinon ko jab dekh leta huun us vaqt dil men hota hai sauda-e-lucknow ab lut gaya hai kya raha dozakh se badh ke hai rashk-e-bahisht kahte the sab ja-e-lucknow khush-chashmi ahuon ki vo bhule jahan men dekhe jo aankh nargis-e-shahla-e-lucknow gulshan ajab bahar ke har qasr rashk-e-khuld aur gomti ghhazab ki hai dariya-e-lucknow hur-o-pari ko rashk tha ik ek shakhs par be-misl the sabhi mah-e-sima-e-lucknow marne ke baad bhi na mitega jigar se daaghh jannat men ham ko hoegi parva-e-lucknow jab se hata hai vo tah-o-bala ye ho gaya jannat koi zarur tha bala-e-lucknow main kya kahun faqiron ko jo kuchh ghhurur tha ik ik gada-e-shahr tha dara-e-lucknow hatta nahin tasavvur-e-asbab-o-mulk-o-mal kanon men baj rahi hai vo shahna-e-lucknow kya kya hasin the jama paristan ka takhta tha nazron men phirte hain rukh-e-zeba-e-lucknow shahon pe fakhr karte the is mulk ke gada tha misl-e-jam-e-jam mai-o-mina-e-lucknow har-chand laakh tarah bhulata huun yaad ko 'akhtar' pukar uthta hai dil haae lucknow allah ai buto hamein dikhlae lucknow sote mein bhi ye kahte hain hum hae lucknow aisa hua hun hijr mein us ke nahif-o-zar dekhe agar mujhe wahin sharmae lucknow aae na mere pas to main aap hi chalun mujh ko khuda kare kahin bulwae lucknow kalkatta ke hasinon ko jab dekh leta hun us waqt dil mein hota hai sauda-e-lucknow ab lut gaya hai kya raha dozakh se badh ke hai rashk-e-bahisht kahte the sab ja-e-lucknow khush-chashmi aahuon ki wo bhule jahan mein dekhe jo aankh nargis-e-shahla-e-lucknow gulshan ajab bahaar ke har qasr rashk-e-khuld aur gomti ghazab ki hai dariya-e-lucknow hur-o-pari ko rashk tha ek ek shakhs par be-misl the sabhi mah-e-sima-e-lucknow marne ke baad bhi na mitega jigar se dagh jannat mein hum ko hoegi parwa-e-lucknow jab se hata hai wo tah-o-baala ye ho gaya jannat koi zarur tha baala-e-lucknow main kya kahun faqiron ko jo kuchh ghurur tha ek ek gada-e-shahr tha dara-e-lucknow hatta nahin tasawwur-e-asbab-o-mulk-o-mal kanon mein baj rahi hai wo shahna-e-lucknow kya kya hasin the jama paristan ka takhta tha nazron mein phirte hain rukh-e-zeba-e-lucknow shahon pe fakhr karte the is mulk ke gada tha misl-e-jam-e-jam mai-o-mina-e-lucknow har-chand lakh tarah bhulata hun yaad ko 'akhtar' pukar uthta hai dil hae lucknow

mujhko samjho yaadgar-e-raftagan-e-lucknow

mujh ko samjho yadgar-e-raftagan-e-lucknow huun qadd-e-amdam ghhubar-e-karvan-e-lucknow khun-e-hasrat kah raha hai dastan-e-lucknow rah gaya hai ab yahi rangin-bayan-e-lucknow gosh-e-ibrat se sune koi miri fariyad hai bulbul-e-khunin nava-e-bostan-e-lucknow mere har aansu men ik aina-e-tasvir hai mere har naale men hai tarz-e-fughhan-e-lucknow dhundhta hai ab kise le kar charaghh-e-aftab kyuun mitaya ai falak tu ne nishan-e-lucknow lucknow jin se ibarat thi hue vo napadid hai nishan-e-lucknow baaqi na shan-e-lucknow ab nazar aata nahin vo majmaa-e-ahl-e-kamal kha gae un ko zamin-o-asman-e-lucknow pahle tha ahl-e-zaban ka daur ab gardish men hain chahiye thi teghh-e-urdu ko fasan-e-lucknow marsiya-go kitne yakta-e-zamana the yahan koi to itnon men hota nauha-khvan-e-lucknow ye ghhubar-e-na-tavan khakistar-e-parvana hai khandan apna tha sham-e-dudman-e-lucknow chalta tha jab ghutniyon apne yahan tifl-e-razia sajda karte the use gardan-kushan-e-lucknow ahd-e-pirana-sari men kyuun na shirin ho sukhan bachpane men main ne chusi hai zaban-e-lucknow gulshan-e-firdaus par kya naaz hai rizvan tujhe puchh us ke dil se jo hai rutba-dan-e-lucknow bu-e-uns aati hai 'haidar' khak-e-matiya-burj se jama hain ik ja vatan-avargan-e-lucknow mujh ko samjho yaadgar-e-raftagan-e-lucknow hun qadd-e-amdam ghubar-e-karwan-e-lucknow khun-e-hasrat kah raha hai dastan-e-lucknow rah gaya hai ab yahi rangin-bayan-e-lucknow gosh-e-ibrat se sune koi meri fariyaad hai bulbul-e-khunin nawa-e-bostan-e-lucknow mere har aansu mein ek aaina-e-taswir hai mere har nale mein hai tarz-e-fughan-e-lucknow dhundhta hai ab kise le kar charagh-e-aftab kyun mitaya ai falak tu ne nishan-e-lucknow lucknow jin se ibarat thi hue wo napadid hai nishan-e-lucknow baqi na shan-e-lucknow ab nazar aata nahin wo majma-e-ahl-e-kamal kha gae un ko zamin-o-asman-e-lucknow pahle tha ahl-e-zaban ka daur ab gardish mein hain chahiye thi tegh-e-urdu ko fasan-e-lucknow marsiya-go kitne yakta-e-zamana the yahan koi to itnon mein hota nauha-khwan-e-lucknow ye ghubar-e-na-tawan khakistar-e-parwana hai khandan apna tha sham-e-dudman-e-lucknow chalta tha jab ghutniyon apne yahan tifl-e-razia sajda karte the use gardan-kushan-e-lucknow ahd-e-pirana-sari mein kyun na shirin ho sukhan bachpane mein main ne chusi hai zaban-e-lucknow gulshan-e-firdaus par kya naz hai rizwan tujhe puchh us ke dil se jo hai rutba-dan-e-lucknow bu-e-uns aati hai 'haidar' khak-e-matiya-burj se jama hain ek ja watan-awargan-e-lucknow

dilli chhuti thi pahle ab lucknow bhi chhoden do shahar the ye apne donon tabah nikle

shafaq se hain dar-o-divar zard sham-o-sahar hua hai lucknow is rahguzar men pilibhit the poet uses the yellow tint of shafaq (twilight) to paint an entire passageway in a fading, sickly color, suggesting weariness and change. by saying lucknow has become pilibhit on this route, he evokes displacement: a beloved, refined world feels replaced by a more distant, unfamiliar one. the couplet holds a quiet ache of decline and estrangement, as if the journey itself rewrites identity. the outer color becomes a metaphor for inner loss.

zaban-e-hal se ye lucknow ki khaak kahti hai mitaya gardish-e-aflak ne jah-o-hasham mera

turab-e-pa-e-hasinan-e-lakhnau hai ye ye khaksar hai 'akhtar' ko naqsh-e-pa kahiye

kiya tabah to dilli ne bhi bahut 'bismil' magar khuda ki qasam lucknow ne luut liya

allah ai buto hamein dikhlae lucknow

allah ai buto hamen dikhlae lucknow sote men bhi ye kahte hain ham haae lucknow aisa hua huun hijr men us ke nahif-o-zar dekhe agar mujhe vahin sharmae lucknow aae na mere paas to main aap hi chalun mujh ko khuda kare kahin bulvae lucknow kalkatta ke hasinon ko jab dekh leta huun us vaqt dil men hota hai sauda-e-lucknow ab lut gaya hai kya raha dozakh se badh ke hai rashk-e-bahisht kahte the sab ja-e-lucknow khush-chashmi ahuon ki vo bhule jahan men dekhe jo aankh nargis-e-shahla-e-lucknow gulshan ajab bahar ke har qasr rashk-e-khuld aur gomti ghhazab ki hai dariya-e-lucknow hur-o-pari ko rashk tha ik ek shakhs par be-misl the sabhi mah-e-sima-e-lucknow marne ke baad bhi na mitega jigar se daaghh jannat men ham ko hoegi parva-e-lucknow jab se hata hai vo tah-o-bala ye ho gaya jannat koi zarur tha bala-e-lucknow main kya kahun faqiron ko jo kuchh ghhurur tha ik ik gada-e-shahr tha dara-e-lucknow hatta nahin tasavvur-e-asbab-o-mulk-o-mal kanon men baj rahi hai vo shahna-e-lucknow kya kya hasin the jama paristan ka takhta tha nazron men phirte hain rukh-e-zeba-e-lucknow shahon pe fakhr karte the is mulk ke gada tha misl-e-jam-e-jam mai-o-mina-e-lucknow har-chand laakh tarah bhulata huun yaad ko 'akhtar' pukar uthta hai dil haae lucknow allah ai buto hamein dikhlae lucknow sote mein bhi ye kahte hain hum hae lucknow aisa hua hun hijr mein us ke nahif-o-zar dekhe agar mujhe wahin sharmae lucknow aae na mere pas to main aap hi chalun mujh ko khuda kare kahin bulwae lucknow kalkatta ke hasinon ko jab dekh leta hun us waqt dil mein hota hai sauda-e-lucknow ab lut gaya hai kya raha dozakh se badh ke hai rashk-e-bahisht kahte the sab ja-e-lucknow khush-chashmi aahuon ki wo bhule jahan mein dekhe jo aankh nargis-e-shahla-e-lucknow gulshan ajab bahaar ke har qasr rashk-e-khuld aur gomti ghazab ki hai dariya-e-lucknow hur-o-pari ko rashk tha ek ek shakhs par be-misl the sabhi mah-e-sima-e-lucknow marne ke baad bhi na mitega jigar se dagh jannat mein hum ko hoegi parwa-e-lucknow jab se hata hai wo tah-o-baala ye ho gaya jannat koi zarur tha baala-e-lucknow main kya kahun faqiron ko jo kuchh ghurur tha ek ek gada-e-shahr tha dara-e-lucknow hatta nahin tasawwur-e-asbab-o-mulk-o-mal kanon mein baj rahi hai wo shahna-e-lucknow kya kya hasin the jama paristan ka takhta tha nazron mein phirte hain rukh-e-zeba-e-lucknow shahon pe fakhr karte the is mulk ke gada tha misl-e-jam-e-jam mai-o-mina-e-lucknow har-chand lakh tarah bhulata hun yaad ko 'akhtar' pukar uthta hai dil hae lucknow

mujhko samjho yaadgar-e-raftagan-e-lucknow

mujh ko samjho yadgar-e-raftagan-e-lucknow huun qadd-e-amdam ghhubar-e-karvan-e-lucknow khun-e-hasrat kah raha hai dastan-e-lucknow rah gaya hai ab yahi rangin-bayan-e-lucknow gosh-e-ibrat se sune koi miri fariyad hai bulbul-e-khunin nava-e-bostan-e-lucknow mere har aansu men ik aina-e-tasvir hai mere har naale men hai tarz-e-fughhan-e-lucknow dhundhta hai ab kise le kar charaghh-e-aftab kyuun mitaya ai falak tu ne nishan-e-lucknow lucknow jin se ibarat thi hue vo napadid hai nishan-e-lucknow baaqi na shan-e-lucknow ab nazar aata nahin vo majmaa-e-ahl-e-kamal kha gae un ko zamin-o-asman-e-lucknow pahle tha ahl-e-zaban ka daur ab gardish men hain chahiye thi teghh-e-urdu ko fasan-e-lucknow marsiya-go kitne yakta-e-zamana the yahan koi to itnon men hota nauha-khvan-e-lucknow ye ghhubar-e-na-tavan khakistar-e-parvana hai khandan apna tha sham-e-dudman-e-lucknow chalta tha jab ghutniyon apne yahan tifl-e-razia sajda karte the use gardan-kushan-e-lucknow ahd-e-pirana-sari men kyuun na shirin ho sukhan bachpane men main ne chusi hai zaban-e-lucknow gulshan-e-firdaus par kya naaz hai rizvan tujhe puchh us ke dil se jo hai rutba-dan-e-lucknow bu-e-uns aati hai 'haidar' khak-e-matiya-burj se jama hain ik ja vatan-avargan-e-lucknow mujh ko samjho yaadgar-e-raftagan-e-lucknow hun qadd-e-amdam ghubar-e-karwan-e-lucknow khun-e-hasrat kah raha hai dastan-e-lucknow rah gaya hai ab yahi rangin-bayan-e-lucknow gosh-e-ibrat se sune koi meri fariyaad hai bulbul-e-khunin nawa-e-bostan-e-lucknow mere har aansu mein ek aaina-e-taswir hai mere har nale mein hai tarz-e-fughan-e-lucknow dhundhta hai ab kise le kar charagh-e-aftab kyun mitaya ai falak tu ne nishan-e-lucknow lucknow jin se ibarat thi hue wo napadid hai nishan-e-lucknow baqi na shan-e-lucknow ab nazar aata nahin wo majma-e-ahl-e-kamal kha gae un ko zamin-o-asman-e-lucknow pahle tha ahl-e-zaban ka daur ab gardish mein hain chahiye thi tegh-e-urdu ko fasan-e-lucknow marsiya-go kitne yakta-e-zamana the yahan koi to itnon mein hota nauha-khwan-e-lucknow ye ghubar-e-na-tawan khakistar-e-parwana hai khandan apna tha sham-e-dudman-e-lucknow chalta tha jab ghutniyon apne yahan tifl-e-razia sajda karte the use gardan-kushan-e-lucknow ahd-e-pirana-sari mein kyun na shirin ho sukhan bachpane mein main ne chusi hai zaban-e-lucknow gulshan-e-firdaus par kya naz hai rizwan tujhe puchh us ke dil se jo hai rutba-dan-e-lucknow bu-e-uns aati hai 'haidar' khak-e-matiya-burj se jama hain ek ja watan-awargan-e-lucknow

dilli chhuti thi pahle ab lucknow bhi chhoden do shahar the ye apne donon tabah nikle

yahi tashvish shab-o-roz hai bangale men lucknow phir kabhi dikhlae muqaddar mera

shafaq se hain dar-o-divar zard sham-o-sahar hua hai lucknow is rahguzar men pilibhit the poet uses the yellow tint of shafaq (twilight) to paint an entire passageway in a fading, sickly color, suggesting weariness and change. by saying lucknow has become pilibhit on this route, he evokes displacement: a beloved, refined world feels replaced by a more distant, unfamiliar one. the couplet holds a quiet ache of decline and estrangement, as if the journey itself rewrites identity. the outer color becomes a metaphor for inner loss.

turab-e-pa-e-hasinan-e-lakhnau hai ye ye khaksar hai 'akhtar' ko naqsh-e-pa kahiye