meri kala meri shairi mere fan ka us ko salam pahunche
ki jis ne mashriq ki azmaton ko ata kiye zindagi ke paikar

jo satwaten khwab ho chuki thin jo rifaten past ho chuki thin
unhen jaga kar unhen saja kar bana diya aasman ka ham-sar

bhatak rahi thi watan ki hasti ghulam ruhon ke karwan mein
shuur-e-azadi us ko de kar bana diya asr-e-nau ka rahbar

meri nawaon mein shokh tarz-e-sukhan ka us ko salam pahonche
ki jis ne mashriq ki sarzamin ko nae jahan ka ufuq banaya

nizam-e-tahsil-e-ilm badla naya tasawwur adab ko bakhsha
lalit-kalaon ko shanti ke hasin unwan se sajaya

shafaq ki mehndi dhanak ke kangan churae aur kahkashan ki afshan
bade jatan se hasina-e-shairi ko jis ne dulhan banaya

'sarosh' mere shuur ke bankpan ka us ko salam pahunche
sharab-e-mashriq ke jam chhalkae jis ne maghrib ke mai-kadon mein

musawwir-e-talat-e-nigaran mughanni-e-shaukat-e-bahaaran
hain maujzan kaenat ke dil ki dhadkanen jis ke chahchahon mein

sukut-e-shab raqs-e-mah-o-anjum faza ke shane saba ki zulfen
nigar-e-fitrat ki har ada ka jamal hai jis ke zamzamon mein

main ruh-e-tagore tere dar par aqidat-e-sar jhuka raha hun
tere tasawwur mein naghma-zan hun main teri hi lai mein ga raha hun

tere takhayyul tere tafakkur tere tadabbur ke phul chun kar
main apne fan apne daur apne watan ki mahfil saja raha hun