turaab-e-paa-e-hasinaan-e-lakhnau hai ye — Wajid Ali Shah Akhtar

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

kamar dhokaa dahan uqda ghazaal aankhein pari chehra
shikam hiiraa badan khushbu jabin dariyaa zabaan iisaa