Masroof rehte hain Din Raat ‘Lahore’ wale,

Karte hain Dilon pe raj ‘Lahore’ wale,

Betabi-E-Dil ka andaza kisi aur ko hota hi nehin?

Samjte hain Dilon k jazbaat ‘Lahore’ wale,

Qatil hai Ishq yeh jante huwe bhi?

Karte hain us pe Aitbar ‘Lahore’ wale,

Duniya lakh Matlab ki sahi phir bhi?

Yaron k hain Yaar ‘Lahore’ wale,

Be’wafa hai Duniya to Be’wafa hi sahi

Mudaton se hain Wafadar ‘Lahore’ wale.