ek adib-e-namwar ek afsar-e-aali-maqam
zat saksena hai jis ki ram babu jis ka nam

jis ne urdu par kiya hai qabil-e-tarif kaam
jis ko izzat ki nazar se dekhte hain khas-o-am

mukhtalif mumtaz ohdon se hua jo sarfaraaz
daur-e-khidmat bhi guzara jis ne ba-sad-ehtisham

us ne english mein likhi urdu ki tarikh-e-adab
phir kiya urdu mein us ko chhapne ka ehtimam

phir yahi tarikh hindi tarjuma ho kar chhapi
ghair mulkon mein bhi is talif ka hai ehtiram

zikr-e-ahl-e-harf hai jis mein likhi wo bhi kitab
us mein samjhaya 'anis'-o-'mir'-o-'ghaalib' ka maqam

shairon ka haal likkha un ki taswiron ke sath
aur angrezon ka likkha farsi urdu kalam

haal urdu shairan-e-ahl-e-europe ka likha
shairan-e-farsi ka hai alag hindi kalam

chhap rahi hai masnawi-e-'mir' bhi ba-khatt-e-'mir'
ab jadid urdu adab ka ho raha hai intizam

ab kahin urdu se wabasta ho koi ijtima
har jagah us ko bulate hain sabhi ba-ehtiram

us ne di urdu adab ko zindagi-e-jawedan
aur urdu se 'shifa' zinda rahega us ka nam