wahi talluq-e-khatir jo barq-o-baad mein hai
dil-e-sitam-zada ki hasrat-o-murad mein hai

har ek ahd ki hoti hai ek khususiyyat
hamare daur mein yaksaniyat tazad mein hai

kisi natije pe pahunche hain ghaur-o-fikr ke baad
to ye ki sara jahan ek gard-baad mein hai

agar nazar ho to padh lo payam-e-bedari
fasil-e-shahr pe likkha hua fasad mein hai

wo baat sari kitabon mein mil nahin sakti
jo inqalab ke chhote se istinad mein hai

wahi asas-e-mohabbat bhi hai aqidat bhi
wo e'timad ka pahlu jo e'tiqad mein hai

wahi to fan mein riwayat ki ruh hai 'azar'
wo ek chhota sa nukta jo ijtihad mein hai