hui jati hai nazr-e-shorish-e-ah-o-fughan urdu
kahe kis se yahan apne ghamon ki dastan urdu

maaz-allah hai dam-e-hawas mein qaid barson se
kahan se dhund ke lae ab apna mehrban urdu

ijazat lab-kushai ki na haq fariyaad karne ka
khud apne hi watan mein ho gai hai be-zaban urdu

wahi karte hain koshish aaj urdu ko mitane ki
sikhati hai jinhen mahfil mein andaz-e-bayan urdu

zamin ab tang hoti ja rahi hai is ki urdu par
kabhi khud aap apne mein tha ye hindostan urdu

bataen kya ki har maqbuliyat ke baad kyun aakhir
hui hai shar-pasandon ke liye bar-e-garan urdu

alamat jang-e-azadi mein thi ye sarfaroshi ki
kabhi thi inqilab-e-waqt ka nara yahan urdu

bikhere us ne tare har taraf mehr-o-mohabbat ke
rahi har daur mein amn-o-aman ki kahkashan urdu

diya paigham us ne ekta ka bhai-chaare ka
rahi diwar ban kar nafraton ke darmiyan urdu

ghazal ke rup mein ab bhi ye duniya ko lubhati hai
pahunchti hai jahan par bandh deti hai saman urdu

hazaron log rahbar rotiyan urdu ki khate hain
magar hai kaun jo dekhe ki kyun hai nim-jaan urdu