wo ek mufakkir-e-azim shair
tha wo iqbaal shairon ka

wo zindagani ka raaz-dan
wo kaamrani ka naghma-khwan

maqbul tha hind-o-pak mein wo yaksan
tarana-e-hind ka wo khaliq

wo falsafi tha wo rahnuma tha
diya falsafa jis ne khudi-o-be-khudi ka

tamam duniya ke nazm-ha-e-siyasat
tamam duniya ke nuqta-ha-e-nazar

the us ki chashm-e-bina mein raushan
tha magar wo aashiq-e-asia

harif tha ahl-e-maghrib ka wo
khitab jis ko diya tha qaum ne us ki

wahi tha shair-e-mashriq
tha wo muballigh islam ka be-shak

ki islam hai amn-o-rahat ka mazhab
wo tha ek mard-e-kaamil insan mukammal

garche tha barahman-zada kashmir ka
nazar mein us ki tha dewta sa

watan ki mitti ka har ek zarra
khirad thi us ki nigah mein hech-o-past

junun-e-ishq ka tha wo dil se qail
wo tha ek paighambar ilm-o-amal ka

thi na mahdud shaeri us ki
na tha mahdud daera us ke paigham ka

the mukhatab us ke sari duniya ke aam-o-khas
kisanon mazduron ka tha wo hami

kah gaya wo apne sher mein
jis khet se dahqan ko mayassar na ho rozi

us khet ke har khosha-e-gandum ko jala do