dali dali hai yas ka mausam
ahl-e-urdu ki chashm pur-nam hai

nabz-e-geti rawan hai ruk ruk kar
kitna khamosh sara aalam hai

krishn bedi asar kiran thakur
be-tahasha hi ro diye hain aaj

jaise har ek ne apne sarmae
bahr-e-gham mein dubo diye hain aaj

sina-e-arz mein shigaf hua
lau charaghon ki kyon bhatakti hai

su-e-madfan pe kaun aata hai
chashm-e-hairan se qabr takti hai

haar tuta urus-e-hasti ka
nausha-e-zindagi kahan hai aaj

wo ki baam-e-adab ki zinat tha
wo darakhshan qamar kahan hai aaj

ek jarrah tha ki jo na raha
wo ki nashtar hi tha qalam jis ka

saz urdu ka kaun chhedega
jis ka manto hi ek mutrib tha