adab ke nam pe tahzib ke luteron ne
jo kar-ha-e-numayan kiye kahun kaise

kisi ne sher mein phabti kasi ba-in maqsad
kaha gaya kabhi uryan-nigar ko fankar

jadidiyat ke taqaze nibha diye lekin
qaba-e-sharm-o-haya tar-tar kar dali

mizah kah ke phalangi gain hudud-e-adab
ghulu ke nam pe kuchh log be-hijab hue

kisi ne jins pe bebak sher likh dale
kisi ne wasl ke lamhat be-naqab kiye

ghazal ki aad mein kuchh ne nikala dil ka ghubar
to koi parda-e-nasri mein chhup ke khul khela

sitam to ye hai ki iffat ka nam le kar hi
udai jati rahin dhajjiyan sharafat ki

mazid ye ki ye qazzaq-e-shahr-e-ilm-o-adab
samajh rahe hain ki un ko adab mein nam mila