ek nai tahzib ka aaghaz hai urdu ghazal
husn ki ta'rif ka andaz hai urdu ghazal

jaane kis kis ne lahu de kar sanwara hai ise
daur-e-hazir mein magar na-saz hai urdu ghazal

sha'iron ke khwab ki taswir banti hai kabhi
dastan-e-'ishq mein parwaz hai urdu ghazal

daur-e-hazir ki haqiqat bhi bayan ye kar rahi
'mir'-o-'ghaalib' se mila e'jaz hai urdu ghazal

husn ki gahraiyon mein dub kar dekho zara
'ishq mein lipti hui gul-naz hai urdu ghazal

nazm ho ya ho ruba'i kahiye ya qit'a janab
sha'iri ki sinf ka shahbaz hai urdu ghazal

'mir' 'ghaalib' 'dagh' 'momin' 'jaun' 'rahat' ne kaha
har qalam bola yahi mumtaz hai urdu ghazal

dil dhadak jate hain bas ek husn ki angdai par
aaj 'atish' ki wahi hamraaz hai urdu ghazal