uljh karke teri agar men yuñ aabaad ho jaaun ki jaise lucknow ka main ameenabad ho jaaun main yamuna ki tarah tanhaa nihaaru taaj ko kab tak koi ganga mile to main ilahaabad ho jaaun

Ham ne us ko itnaa dekha jitnaa dekha ja sakta tha lekin phir bhi do aankhoñ se kitnaa dekha ja sakta tha

dil na-umeed to nahin naakaam hi to hai lambi hai gham ki shaam magar shaam hi to hai

koi ishaara dilaasa na koi vaa'da magar jab aayi shaam tira intizaar karne lage

na sahm kar na dar ke chhodta hai hans taalaab mar ke chhodta hai vaqt barbaad karne waalon ko vaqt barbaad kar ke chhodta hai