Kaun kehta hai ke zeenat-e-khuld ki achi nahi
Lekin aye dil furqat-e-koo-e-Nabi achi nahi
Reham ki sarkaar mein pursish hai aison ki bohat
Aye dil acha hai agar halat-e-meri achi nahi
Teera dil ko jalwa-e-maah-e-Arab darkaar hai
Choudhvin ke chand teri chandni achi nahi
Kuch khabar hai main bura hoon kaise achay ka bura
Mujh buray pe zahid o ta'ana zani achi nahi
Is gali se door reh kar kya marein hum kya jiyein
Aah aisi maut aisi zindagi achi nahi
Un ke dar ki bheek chhorein sarwari ke waaste
Un ke dar ki bheek achi sarwari achi nahi
Khaak un ke aastaane ki manga de chara gar
Fikr kya halat agar bimaar ki achi nahi
Saaya-e-deewar-e-jaanan mein ho bistar-e-khaak par
Arzoo-e-taaj-o-takht-e-khusravi achi nahi
Dard-e-isyan ki taraqqi se hua hoon jaan balab
Mujh ko acha kijiye halat-e-meri achi nahi
Zarra-e-Taiba ki tal'at ke muqabil aye qamar
Ghatti barhti chaar din ki chandni achi nahi
Mausam-e-gul kyun dikhaye hain ye sabz baagh
Dasht-e-Taiba jayenge hum rehzani achi nahi
Bekason par meherbaan hai rehmat-e-bekas nawaaz
Kaun kehta hai hamari beksi achi nahi
Banda-e-sarkaar ho phir khuda ki bandagi
Warna aye banday khuda ki bandagi achi nahi
Aur Sarkar banay hain toh unhi kay dar say
Ham gadda aur ki Sarkar ko kyonkar dekhein
Dast-e-sayyad say aahu ko chhurayein jo Kareem
Daam-e-gham mein woh giraftar ham bhi dekhein
Taab-e-deedar ka dawa hai jinhein samnay aayein
Dekhtay hain teray rukhsar ko kyonkar dekhein
Dekhtay kucha-e-Mehboob mein kyonkar pahunchein
Dekhiye jalwa-e-deedar ko kyonkar dekhein
Ahilkaran-e-Saqar aur irada say Hasan
Naaz-e-parwarda-e-Sarkar ko kyonkar dekhein