tumhari lan-tarani ke karishme dekhe-bhale hain
chalo ab samne aa jaao ham bhi aankh vaale hain
na kyunkar rashk-e-dushman se ḳhalish ho ḳhar-e-hasrat ki
ye vo kanTa hai jis se paanv men kya dil men chhale hain
ye sadma jiite ji dil se hamare ja nahin sakta
unhen vo bhule baiThe hain jo un par marne vaale hain
hamari zindagi se tang hota hai abas koi
gham-e-ulfat salamat hai to kai din jiine vaale hain
‘amir’ o ‘dagh’ tak ye imtiyaz o farq tha ‘ahsan’
kahan ab lucknow vaale kahan ab dilli vaale hain
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