sham ko jab ghar mein aae hum middle school se
ek sahab milne aae shahr-e-asansol se

hum ne puchha nam to bole mohammad iftikhar
khairiyat puchhi to wo kahne lage be-ikhtiyar

aap hain 'bazagh' bihaari shair-e-tanz-o-mizah
san athattar mein hua jin ka zarafat se nikah

masti-e-tanz-o-zarafat jab se hai sar par sawar
shaeri ke field mein hain aap shutr-e-be-mahaar

meri baaton ka na hargiz aap jo manen bura
aap ko 'bazagh' bihaari hai ye mera mashwara

aap ab sinf-e-zarafat se ta'alluq todiye
aur shahnaz-e-ghazal se apna rishta jodiye

badh nahin sakta zarafat se waqar-e-shaeri
tanz se chalta nahin hai karobar-e-shaeri

ab hazal-goi to ek bazicha-e-atfal hai
bhairwin malhaar thumri shewa-e-qawwal hai

aap dekhenge ghazal ki sinf apnane ke baad
rang lati hai hina patthar pe pis jaane ke baad

masala ho samne to is ka hal bhi chahiye
jab gala achchha ho to achchhi ghazal bhi chahiye

dast-basta phir to hum ne arz ki ai mohtaram
qadir-e-mutlaq ka hai insan pe kitna karam

aaj bhi nazan hai jis par fitrat-e-parwardigar
munfarid hai aadmi allah ka wo shahkar

aadmi ko jis ne bakhshi hai mata-e-shaeri
hai tarannum bhi wadiat ek usi allah ki

sunne walon ko samaat ka maza bhi chahiye
jab ghazal achchhi ho to achchha gala bhi chahiye

tairan-e-tira-shab jab bolte hain taht mein
phail jati hai nahusat kohsar-o-dasht mein

bhaunkte hain raat ko jab bhi sagan-e-ku-e-yar
phir nazar aata nahin hai aashiqon ko su-e-yar

mast ho kar jab gadhe karte hain dhenchun raat ko
yaad aa jati hai nani bhut aur jinnat ko

jaanwar be-aql insan makhzan-e-aql-e-salim
aadmi aur jaanwar mein hai ye tafriq-e-azim

jaanwar hansta nahin hai aur hansa sakta nahin
ibn-e-adam ki tarah wo gunguna sakta nahin