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The green of its grass
The gleam of its lights 
The vestiges of old world 
Splendour in its sights 

The scent of its jasmine 
Its blooming beds of flowers 
Its sun yellow amalthas*
Pendent in graceful bowers

Its little gardens street-side 
Manicured like queens 
Its dutiful men-in-waiting 
Watching over the scene 

Its shiny happy people 
Their hearts full of joy 
The radiant faces
Of every girl and boy

Its golden brightness 
Its days all a-shimmer
Its chimerical nights
Purple skies, stars a-glimmer

Its spirit and its grit 
Its beauty that I behold 
Fills me with sweet nostalgia 
This place full of soul 

This is my beloved city
That I wax eloquent for 
This City of Gardens 
My beautiful Lahore 

* Amalthas: Indian Laburnum