shairi ki do sinfen hain nazm-o-ghazal
urdu mein in ki shohrat hai bachcho atal

nazm paband hai nazm aazad bhi
ye kabhi nasr hai aur muarra kabhi

nazm-e-paband mein wazn hoga myan
aur aazad mein bhi hai is ka nishan

nazm-e-paband ka tarz hai jo latif
is mein paoge tum qafiya-o-radif

nasri nazmon mein bas nasr hi nasr hai
wazn aur qafiya hai na hi bahr hai

wazn aur qafiye jin ko mushkil hue
nasri nazmen umuman wo kahte lage

wazn nazm-e-muarra mein hai dosto
is ko tum be-radif-o-qawafi kaho

masnawi ho qasida ho ya marsiya
nazm ka milta hai bachcho hum ko pata

nazm mein silsila hai khayalat ka
ek dariya sa hai dekho jazbaat ka

wo mukhammas ho ya ho musaddas koi
ye bhi ek shakl hai nazm-e-paband ki

wo ghazal ho ki ho nazm bachcho suno
donon yaksan hain shohrat mein bas jaan lo

'josh' ki nazmen mashhur hain har jagah
hain ghazal ke 'jigar' waqai baadshah

nazm mein jo kahani kahi jaegi
shauq se ai miyan wo suni jaegi

nazmen simab-o-iqbaal ne bhi likhin
jo nihayat hi mashhur sabit huin

karta hun bachchon ke waste main dua
nazmen bachchon ki likhta hun 'hafiz' sada