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Mere gharib alwida, mere shahid alwida Hamid Lakhnavi Mere gharib alwida, mere shahid alwida Jal chuka jangal mein ghar, lut chuka sab mal-o-zar Shahron mein hum dar-badar, phir chuke ab nange sar Mere gharib alwida, mere shahid alwida Bazuon ki aab-zan, khul chuki Shah-e-Zaman Ye chaki ranj-o-mihan, kha chuki zakhm-e-badan Mere gharib alwida, mere shahid alwida Sab se juda ho chuki, aap ko bhi kho chuki Rota tha aur ro chuki, ashkon se munh dho chuki Mere gharib alwida, mere shahid alwida Shah-e-Gharib alwida, aap pe Zainab nisar Chhora hai mujh se mazar, kya karun main sogwar Mere gharib alwida, mere shahid alwida Roungi main subh-o-sham, aap ka le le ke naam Ya Murtaza aali-maqam, bheje mera salam Mere gharib alwida, mere shahid alwida

Dasht par hun main jalte hue khaimon ke qarib Sultan Hasan Shah Taqvi Allahabadi Dasht par hun main jalte hue khaimon ke qarib Thartharate hue, sahme hue bachchon ke qarib Shab hai lau mein ye tanhai hai Sar pe ek aur musibat liye raat aai hai Koi waris na tha, dil tham ke uthi Zainab kar ke dam Nad-e-Ali-e Ali dasht mein nikli Zainab Nagahan dekha wo manzar ke hua dil hai tab Ek sawar aaya idhar Zainab ke chehre pe niqab Barh kar Zainab ne ba-sad jah-o-hasham tok diya Nagahan pe dal ke hath us ko kahin rok diya Boli ab Lautne wale, yahan kya payen hue Dekh ye bachche mere, khauf se mar jayenge Ek be-gor-o-kafan hai jo chehra dekha Gham-o-andoh barha zabt ka yara na raha Subh ek bar ke wo bap ke qadmon pe giri Hosh jab aaya to ro ro ke bayan karne lagi