tafkir ko huruf ke sanche mein dhaal ke
alfaz ko tu bakhsh anasir jamal ke

tarif teri ed ho tanqid ho lagam
sahra-e-fikr mein uda ghode khayal ke

bahr-e-hayat mein hain haqiqat ke jo sadaf
ashaar mein piro tu ye moti nikal ke

hai teri jaedad ye hurriyat-e-kalam
kar sarf is mataa ko na rakh sambhaal ke

shirini-e-hayat aur talkhi-e-tajrabaat
hon zikr tere sher mein hijr-o-visal ke

zahir tazad zist ho tere kalam mein
charche ghina-o-faqr ata ke wabaal ke

ho rifat-e-khayal teri ta-falak 'anis'
alfaz aur maani hon jauhar kamal ke