taaj tere liye ik mazahar-e-ulfat hii sahii
tum ko is vaadii-e-rangiin se aqiidat hii sahii
mere mahabuub kahiin aur milaa kar mujh se!
bazm-e-shaahii men Gariibon kaa guzar kyaa maanii
sabt jis raah pe hon satavat-e-shaahii ke nishaan
us pe ulfat bharii ruuhon kaa safar kyaa maanii
merii mahabuub pas-e-pardaa-e-tashhiir-e-vafaa
tuu ne satavat ke nishanon ko to dekhaa hotaa
murdaa shaahon ke maqaabir se bahalevaalii
apane taariik makaanon ko to dekhaa hotaa
anaginat logo.n ne duniyaa men muhabbat kii hai
kaun kahataa hai ki saadiq na the jazbe un ke
lekin un ke liye tashhiir kaa saamaan nahiin
kyun ke vo log bhii apanii hii tarah mufalis the
ye imaaraat-o-maqaabir ye fasiilen,ye hisaar
mutal-qulhukm shahanashaahon kii azamat ke sutun
daaman-e-dahar pe us rang kii gulkaarii hai
jis men shaamil hai tere aur mere ajdaad kaa Khun
merii mahabuub! unhen bhii to muhabbat hogii
jinakii sannaaii ne bakhshii hai ise shakl-e-jamiil
un ke pyaaron ke maqaabir rahe benaam-o-namuud
aaj tak un pe jalaaii na kisii ne qandiil
ye chaman-zaar ye jamunaa kaa kinaaraa ye mahal
ye munaqqash dar-o-diivaar,ye maharaab ye taaq
ik shahanashaah ne daulat kaa sahaaraa le kar
ham Gariibon kii muhabbat kaa udaayaa hai mazaak
mere mahabuub kahiin aur milaa kar mujhase!
