Jalwa-e-darbar-e-dehli

sar mein shauq ka sauda dekha

dehli ko hum ne bhi ja dekha

jo kuchh dekha achchha dekha

kya batlaen kya kya dekha

jamuna-ji ke paT ko dekha

achchhe suthre ghaT ko dekha

sab se unche laT ko dekha

hazrat duke-connaught' ko dekha

palTan aur risale dekhe

gore dekhe kale dekhe

sanginen aur bhaale dekhe

band bajaane wale dekhe

KHemon ka ek jangal dekha

us jangal mein mangal dekha

barahma aur warangal dekha

izzat KHwahon ka danggal dekha

saDken thin har kamp se jari

pani tha har pump se jari

nur ki maujen lamp se jari

tezi thi har jump se jari

Dali mein narangi dekhi

mahfil mein sarangi dekhi

bairangi barangi dekhi

dahr ki ranga-rangi dekhi

achchhe-achchhon ko bhaTka dekha

bhiD mein khate jhaTka dekha

munh ko agarche laTka dekha

dil darbar se aTka dekha

hathi dekhe bhaari-bharkam

un ka chalna kam kam tham tham

zarrin jhulen nur ka aalam

milon tak wo cham-cham cham-cham

pur tha pahlu-e-masjid-e-jame

raushaniyan thin har-su lame

koi nahin tha kisi ka samea

sab ke sab the did ke tame

surKHi saDak par kuTti dekhi

sans bhi bhiD mein ghuTti dekhi

aatish-bazi chhuTti dekhi

lutf ki daulat luTti dekhi

chauki ek chau-lakhkhi dekhi

KHub hi chakkhi-pakhkhi dekhi

har-su neamat rakkhi dekhi

shahd aur dudh ki makkhi dekhi

ek ka hissa mann-o-salwa

ek ka hissa thoDa halwa

ek ka hissa bhiD aur balwa

mera hissa dur ka jalwa

awaj brish raja dekha

partaw taKHt-o-taj ka dekha

rang-e-zamana aaj ka dekha

ruKH corzon mahraj ka dekha

pahunche phand ke sat samundar

tahat mein un ke bison bandar

hikmat-o-danish un ke andar

apni jagah har ek sikandar

auj-e-baKHt-e-mulaqi un ka

charKH-e-haft-tabaaqi un ka

mahfil un ki saqi un ka

aankhen meri baqi un ka

hum to un ke KHair-talab hain

hum kya aise hi sab ke sab hain

un ke raj ke umda Dhab hain

sab saman-e-aish-o-tarab hain

egzibshan ki shan anokhi

har shai umda har shai chokhi

aqlidas ki napi jokhi

man bhar sone ki lagat sokhi

jashn-e-azim is sal hua hai

shahi fort mein ball hua hai

raushan har ek hall hua hai

qissa-e-mazi haal hua hai

hai mashhur-e-kucha-e-barzan

ball mein nachen lady-corzon

tair-e-hosh the sab ke larzan

rashk se dekh rahi thi har zan

hall mein chamkin aa ke yaka-yak

zarrin thi poshak jhka-jhak

mahw tha un ka auj-e-sama tak

charKH pe zohra un ki thi gahak

go raqqasa-e-auj-e-falak thi

us mein kahan ye nok-palak thi

indr ki mahfil ki jhalak thi

bazm-e-ishrat subh talak thi

ki hai ye bandish zehn-e-rasa ne

koi mane KHwah na mane

sunte hain hum to ye afsane

jis ne dekha ho wo jaane