tu sukhanwar hai to kar haq se wafa harf-ba-harf
farz sha'ir ka sadaqat se nibha harf-ba-harf

dhund aflak nae aur zaminen bhi nai
ho ghazal ka teri har she'r naya harf-ba-harf

naqsh ko lafz mein manzar ko ibarat mein badal
phir jo dekha teri aankhon ne dikha harf-ba-harf

laila majnun ke fasane ke bahane hi sahi
apni rudad zamane ko suna harf-ba-harf

rang-o-alfaz mein jurat kahan jo khinchen sanam
hu-ba-hu teri chhata teri ada harf-ba-harf

she'r mein yun hi nahin rang-e-taghazzul aaya
khun-e-dil se ise sincha hai gaya harf-ba-harf

hum nahin wo jo tarannum ko sukhan kahte hain
hum ne har she'r mein ma'ni hai bhara harf-ba-harf

shaikh achchha hua tu hafiz-e-quran hua
ab ek aayat pe amal kar ke dikha harf-ba-harf

kar buland apni sada haq mein gharibon ke 'sada'
aur utar apne takhallus pe khara harf-ba-harf