takht-nashinon ka kya rishta tahzib-o-adab ke sath
ye jab chahen jang kara den rustam ki sohrab ke sath

zulm-o-tashaddud ke shaidai shayad tujh ko ilm nahin
tere bhi sapne tutenge mere har ek khwab ke sath

kankar patthar ki tamiren mazhab ka mafhum nahin
zehnon ki tamir bhi kije gumbad aur mehrab ke sath

qatil ban kar wo bhi khade hain aaj hamare pesh nazar
hum ne jin ko izzat bakhshi ezaz-o-alqab ke sath

urdu ko khud khun baha kar jod rahe hain rishte log
'ghaalib'-o-'momin' 'munshi'-o-'mulla' 'chakbast'-o-'simab' ke sath

rafta rafta dub rahe hain maikhane virani mein
jab se meri pyas ka rishta qaem hai zahrab ke sath

aiwanon mein amn-o-akhuwwat ki jo baaten karte hain
apna apna daman dekhen kashmir-o-panjab ke sath

yaron ki tota-chashmi ka aakhir itna shikwa kyun
'rahbar' tum bhi kab mukhlis the khud apne ahbab ke sath