manzar-o-marsiya-o-razm-o-sarapa kya kya
na likha mir-anis aap ne tanha kya kya

nazm mein hoti hai kirdar-nigari kyun kar
aap dikhla gae hum logon ko rasta kya kya

aur jazbaat-nigari ki taraf rukh jo kiya
rakh diya khinch ke qirtas pe naqsha kya kya

aap ki laundi fasahat bhi balaghat bhi hui
roz-marra se kalam apna sajaya kya kya

marsiya-goi bani muqtadir ek sinf-e-sukhan
yani is fan ko mila aap se rutba kya kya

fan tasadduq hua wari gaya andaz-e-bayan
aap ne likkhe shahidon ke sarapa kya kya

kis kis andaz se tahrir kiya haal-e-sitam
gham kiya aap ne shah-e-shohda ka kya kya

razm tahrir kiya yun ki jahan kanp utha
marsiya likh ke zamane ko rulaya kya kya

jang-e-abbas-e-dilawar ka bayan padhte hue
samne aankhon ke lahraata hai dariya kya kya

jaise khud bhi rahe hon shamil-e-fauj-e-shabbir
haal is jang ka duniya ko sunaya kya kya

sahibo ye hai mere ghar ki zaban kahte hue
bazm ko aap ne bakhsha hai ujala kya kya

aalami sher-o-adab mein hui urdu bhi sharik
aap ne zor-e-kalam apna dikhaya kya kya

mir-anis aap ke faizan-e-karam se hum ko
aa gaya nazm-nigari ka saliqa kya kya

na hua par na hua 'mir' ka andaz nasib
'nazish' aghyar ne yun zor to mara kya kya