zamir-e-waqt ki aawaz ruh-e-asr ka karb
samete daman-e-dil mein na jaane kab se tha

hisar-e-jabr-o-sitam mein dukhon ki basti mein
jalae shama-e-qalam ham-kalam shab se tha

harif-e-sunnat-e-azar kalim-e-jada-e-fan
sanam-kade mein mukhatib buton ke rab se tha

wo apne ahd ka mansur harf-e-haq ka naqib
salib-e-waqt pe faez wo shakhs kab se tha

wo lab jo harf-e-sar-e-dar ka mughanni tha
jo naghma-khwan sar-e-maqtal raha ujalon ka

ho nazm ya ki ghazal mukhtalif wo sab se tha
kamal pyar use mansab-e-adab se tha

wo ek shakhs jise jaan-e-fikr-o-fan kahiye
jamal-e-dida-wari hurmat-e-sukhan kahiye

wo ek shakhs jise mashal-e-nawa kahiye
wo ek shakhs jise nur ka asa kahiye

jalae shama-e-qalam ham-kalam shab se tha
salib-e-waqt pe faez wo shakhs kab se tha