uTho ki vaqt-e-rukhsat-e-shab hai qareeb
har ki dawa hai naye daur ki tadbeer
toRo ye zanjeerein jo sadiyon se paRi hain
ab khol do ye band jo dil par chaRhi hain
mazdoor ke haathon mein hai is daur ki taqdeer
kisaan ke maathe pe likhi hai nayi tahreer
uTho ki naya geet naye saaz se gaayein
Majaz aaj inquilab ka paigham sunaayein
ab is ke baad subah hai aur subah-e-nau Majaz
ham par hai khatm shaam-e-ghariibaan-e-lakhnau
tere maathe pe ye aanchal bahut hi khoob hai lekin
tu is aanchal se ik parcham bana leti to achchha tha
shahr ki raat aur main naashaad-o-naakaara phiroon
jagmagaati jaagti saRkon pe aawaara phiroon
ai gham-e-dil kya karoon ai vahshat-e-dil kya karoon
aaj phir dil ne machaaya hai magal kya karoon
ab mujhe koi tamanna koi hasrat bhi nahin
miT gaye dil ke nuqoosh aisi musibat bhi nahin
khoob pehchaan lo asraar hoon main
jins-e-ulfat ka talabgaar hoon main