girwida jis ke husn ka sara jahan hai
karte hain jis se ishq wo urdu zaban hai

allah re zaban ki kya aan-ban hai
'iqbaal' ki hai ruh to 'ghaalib' ki jaan hai

dilli ka marsiya ho ya dil mein wufur-e-gham
dekhen kalam-e-'mir' ko kya is ki shan hai

'sauda' isi khayal mein din-raat mahw the
un ka khayal tha abhi urdu jawan hai

wo lutf wo mithas kahan sab ko hai nasib
nazm-o-nasr ko dekh lo shirin bayan hai

khushbu har ek phul ki maujud is mein hai
har phul ranga-rang hai ek gulistan hai

tahzib-e-mushtarak ki fazilat liye hue
nazan isi pe kishwar-e-hindostan hai

ummid hai ki is ko milega farogh-e-khas
sarkar is ke haal pe kuchh mehrban hai

urdu padhen padhaen likhen bolte rahen
'ahqar' yahi to aap ke shayan-e-shan hai