lafz-o-mani ka ek silsila
ta-ba-hadd-e-nazar

nile pile hare kasni arghawani libaadon mein malbus auraq
chaaron taraf

dawat-e-did deti hui daen baen kitaben
ki ehsas ko gudgudati hui

lafz-dar-lafz eajaz-e-nok-e-qalam
husn-e-tahrir jadu jagata hua

husn-e-takhliq be-jaan mein jaan dalta
fikr ki safhe safhe mein khushbu basi

khubsurat khayalat ki tazgi
husn-e-alfaz-o-husn-e-maani ke sab mo'tarif

rang-o-bu ki faza kah rahi hai magar
chalti phirti hui chand tahrir-e-taza

dilon ko lubhati nigahon ko shadab karti hui
in kitabon se bahar

hain wo harf-e-zeba
ki zebaiyan khatm jin par

hain wo harf-e-shirin
jo ab tak kitabon ko hasil nahin