bashir 'badr' ki ghazlen suna raha tha main
kal aasman ko zamin par bula raha tha main

guzar raha tha main jab mai-kade ki rahon se
jigar ke hath se daman bacha raha tha main

ye baat sab ko batai thi mirza ghaalib ne
bahaar ghar mein thi sahra uda raha tha main

tumhaari yaad bhi chupke se aa ke baith gai
ghazal jo 'mir' ki ek gunguna raha tha main

udas sham nazar aai jaan ke jaisi
jab intizar mein tere khada raha tha main

wo amrita ki tarah mujh se ishq karti thi
so apne aap ko 'sahir' bata raha tha main

'faraaz'-o-'faiz' ke dilkash kalam ko padh kar
mohabbaton ka tariqa sikha raha tha main

'majaz' kan mein mere bata gae aa kar
ki kaise husn ko pagal bana raha tha main

'shakil' aazmi kahne lage paron ko khol
jo su-e-asman sar ko utha raha tha main

ye baaton baaton mein mujh ko bata gae 'tanwir'
kal us ke hath ka kangan ghuma raha tha main

'nida' ne shahr mein ganw basa ke rakha tha
so un se milne usi ganw ja raha tha main

lipat ke rone lage mujh se shair-e-mashriq
jab un ko qaum ki haalat bata raha tha main

'zafar' bataenge tum ko ya main bataunga
ke mulk chhod ke kis tarah ja raha tha main

ajab hi khwab dikhai diya mujhe 'mohsin'
kal aaftab ki mayyat utha raha tha main