sab ki izzat sab se mohabbat urdu bolne wala hun
dhima lahja narm tabiat urdu bolne wala hun

sab ki zaban se nam tha un ka ye meri pahchan bani
fakhr mera hai ek yahi nisbat urdu bolne wala hun

dharti ka awwal beta hun dharti bhi man hoti hai
sahl nahin tha kar-e-hijrat urdu bolne wala hun

taur-tariqe aur qarine sikhoge uslub kai
likhne baitho bab-e-fasahat urdu bolne wala hun

tarz-e-takhatub tarz-e-takallum hai is mein tahzib chhupi
sikho rasm-o-rit riwayat urdu bolne wala hun

mal mataa to chhod aae the besh-baha ek chiz thi bas
so pai anmol wirasat urdu bolne wala hun