Ye kuche ye nilam ghar dilkashi ke

ye kuche ye nilam ghar dilkashi ke
ye lutate hue karawan zindagi ke
kahan hain, kahan hain muhafiz khudi ke?

sanakhwan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq kahan hain?

ye purpench galiyan, ye bekhab bazar
ye gumanam rahi, ye sikkon ke jhankar
ye ismat ke saude, ye saudon pe takarar

sanakhwan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq kahan hain?

ta’affun se pur nimroshan ye galiyan
ye masali hui adhkhili zard kaliyan
ye bikati hui khokali rangraliyan

sanakhwan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq kahan hain?

wo ujale darichon mai payal ke chan-chan
tanaffus ke ulajhan pe tabale ke dhan-dhan
ye beruh kamaron mai khansi ke dhan-dhan

sanakhwan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq kahan hain?

ye gunje hue qah-qahe raston par
ye charon taraf bhid si khidakiyon par
ye aawazen khinchate hue aanchalon par

sanakhwan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq kahan hain?

ye phoolon ke gajare, ye pikon ke chinte
ye bebak nazaren, ye gustakh fiqare
ye dhalake badan aur ye madaquq chehare

sanakhwan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq kahan hain?

ye bhuki nigahen hasinon ke janib
ye badate hue hath sinon ke janib
lapakate hue panv zinon ke janib

sanakhwan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq kahan hain?

yahan pir bhi aa chuke hain jawan bhi
tanumand bete bhi, abba miyan bhi
ye biwi bhi hai aur bahan bhi hai, man bhi

sanakhwan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq kahan hain?

madad chahati hai ye hawwa ke beti
yashoda ke hamjins radha ke beti
payambar ke ummat zulaikha ke beti

sanakhwan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq kahan hain?

zara mulk ke rahbaron ko bulao
ye kuche ye galiyan ye manzar dikhao
sanakhwan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq ko lao

sanakhwan-e-taqdis-e-mashriq kahan hain?

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Sahir Ludhianvi