gilauri raqibon ne bheji hai saahab — Wajid Ali Shah Akhtar

turaab-e-paa-e-hasinaan-e-lakhnau hai ye
ye khaaksaar hai 'akhtar' ko naqsh-e-paa kahiye

mujhi ko vaaizaa pand-o-nasihat
kabhi us ko bhi samjhaayaa to hotaa

dar-o-divaar pe hasrat se nazar karte hain
khush raho ahl-e-vatan ham to safar karte hain

be-muravvat ho bevafaa ho tum
apne matlab ke aashnaa ho tum

yahi tashvish shab-o-roz hai bangaale mein
lucknow phir kabhi dikhlaae muqaddar meraa

ulfat ne tiri ham ko to rakkhaa na kahin kaa
dariyaa kaa na jangal kaa samaa kaa na zamin kaa

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

sayyaad teraa ghar mujhe jannat sahi magar
jannat se bhi sivaa mujhe raahat chaman mein thi

gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

ai sanam tu vo kanhayyaa hai balaaein luun agar
baansuli ki tarah naalaan hon saraapaa ungliyaan