nam hain wo aankhen bura ho ishq ki tasir ka
dusra rukh kitna dard-angez hai taswir ka

wo mujassam husn-o-tamkin dil sarapa dard-o-gham
jaise 'sauda' ke qasaed aur taghazzul 'mir' ka

hind ke lala-rukho az ru-e-tamir-e-watan
rang har khitte ko de do jannat-e-kashmir ka

shauq ki aankhen hain akkas-e-bahaar-e-husn-e-dost
dil sada band-e-ghina-e-lahn hai taqrir ka

tere khat mein bil-mushafa ham-kalami ke maze
tarz hai maktub-e-ghaalib mein yahi tahrir ka

iddaa-e-khud-shanasi hai sarasar be-mahal
mukhtalif chehra ho jab har daur ki taswir ka

'mani' fan mein shakhsiyat hoti hai har fankar ki
shairi parda uthati hai meri taswir ka