Wajid Ali Shah Akhtar

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

"be-muravvat ho bevafa ho tum apne matlab ke ashna ho tum"

"yahi tashvish shab-o-roz hai bangale men lucknow phir kabhi dikhla.e muqaddar mera"

"ulfat ne tiri ham ko to rakkha na kahin ka dariya ka na jangal ka sama ka na zamin ka"

"kamar dhoka dahan uqda ghazal ankhen pari chehra shikam hiira badan khushbu jabin dariya zaban iisa"

"aaj kal lucknow men ai 'akhtar' dhuum hai teri khush-bayani ki"

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

aaj kal lucknow mein ai 'akhtar'
dhuum hai teri khush-bayaani ki