aap-biti ho wo ya koi kahani kahiye
baat jo kahiye wo urdu ki zabani kahiye

koi dildar to milta hi nahin hai kis se
dard-e-dil dard-e-jigar soz-e-nihani kahiye

aadmi aadmi ke khun ka pyasa hai yahan
aaj-kal khun ko bahta hua pani kahiye

desh ki sari zabanon ki zaban hai urdu
is ko yak-jehti-e-qaumi ki nishani kahiye

garm bazar hai ab nafrat o be-zari ka
jins-e-tahzib-o-sharafat ki girani kahiye

zulf-o-rukhsar-o-khat-o-khal-o-lab-e-jaanan ki
baat kahiye to ghazal hi ki zabani kahiye

waqt kahta hai ki nafrat ke parastaron se
ulfat-o-mahr-o-mohabbat ki kahani kahiye

chand se badh ke watan ki ye zamin hai us ko
khushnuma kahiye hasin kahiye suhani kahiye

sher ban kar jo nikalte hain mere dil se 'nazar'
apne jazbaat ghazal hi ki zabani kahiye