kuchh is tarah wo dua-o-salam kar ke gaya
meri taraf hi rukh-e-intiqam kar ke gaya

jahan mein aaya tha insan mohabbaten karne
jo kaam karna nahin tha wo kaam kar ke gaya

asir hote gae ba-dil-e-na-khwasta log
ghulam karna tha us ne ghulam kar ke gaya

jo dard soe hue the wo ho gae bedar
ye moajaza bhi mera khush-khiram kar ke gaya

hai zindagi bhi wahi jo ho dusron ke liye
wo mohtaram hua jo ehtiram kar ke gaya

ye sarzamin hai jalal o jamal o azmat ki
hai khush-nasib yahan jo qayam kar ke gaya

hai kaun shair-e-khush-fikr kaun hai fankar
ghazal bataegi is mein nam kar ke gaya

asar hua na hua bazm par 'ali-yasir'
kalam karna tha main ne kalam kar ke gaya