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aa.e na mere paas to maiñ aap hī chalūñ

mujh ko ḳhudā kare kahīñ bulvā.e lucknow

kalkatta ke hasīnoñ ko jab dekh letā huuñ

us vaqt dil meñ hotā hai saudā-e-lucknow

ab luT gayā hai kyā rahā dozaḳh se baḌh ke hai

rashk-e-bahisht kahte the sab jā-e-lucknow

ḳhush-chashmī āhuoñ kī vo bhūle jahān meñ

dekhe jo aañkh nargis-e-shahlā-e-lucknow

gulshan ajab bahār ke har qasr rashk-e-ḳhuld

aur gomtī ġhazab kī hai dariyā-e-lucknow

hūr-o-parī ko rashk thā ik ek shaḳhs par

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marne ke ba.ad bhī na miTegā jigar se daaġh

jannat meñ ham ko ho.egī parvā-e-lucknow

jab se haTā hai vo tah-o-bālā ye ho gayā

jannat koī zarūr thā bālā-e-lucknow

maiñ kyā kahūñ faqīroñ ko jo kuchh ġhurūr thā

ik ik gadā-e-shahr thā dārā-e-lucknow

haTtā nahīñ tasavvur-e-asbāb-o-mulk-o-māl

kānoñ meñ baj rahī hai vo shahnā-e-lucknow

kyā kyā hasīñ the jam.a paristāñ kā taḳhta thā

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shāhoñ pe faḳhr karte the is mulk ke gadā

thā misl-e-jām-e-jam mai-o-mīnā-e-lucknow

har-chand laakh tarah bhulātā huuñ yaad ko

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allah ai buto hamein dikhlae lucknow

sote mein bhi ye kahte hain hum hae lucknow

aisa hua hun hijr mein us ke nahif-o-zar

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aae na mere pas to main aap hi chalun

mujh ko KHuda kare kahin bulwae lucknow

kalkatta ke hasinon ko jab dekh leta hun

us waqt dil mein hota hai sauda-e-lucknow

ab luT gaya hai kya raha dozaKH se baDh ke hai

rashk-e-bahisht kahte the sab ja-e-lucknow

KHush-chashmi aahuon ki wo bhule jahan mein

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gulshan ajab bahaar ke har qasr rashk-e-KHuld

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hur-o-pari ko rashk tha ek ek shaKHs par

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marne ke baad bhi na miTega jigar se dagh

jannat mein hum ko hoegi parwa-e-lucknow

jab se haTa hai wo tah-o-baala ye ho gaya

jannat koi zarur tha baala-e-lucknow

main kya kahun faqiron ko jo kuchh ghurur tha

ek ek gada-e-shahr tha dara-e-lucknow

haTta nahin tasawwur-e-asbab-o-mulk-o-mal

kanon mein baj rahi hai wo shahna-e-lucknow

kya kya hasin the jama paristan ka taKHta tha

nazron mein phirte hain ruKH-e-zeba-e-lucknow

shahon pe faKHr karte the is mulk ke gada

tha misl-e-jam-e-jam mai-o-mina-e-lucknow

har-chand lakh tarah bhulata hun yaad ko

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