kal hua shab ko jo minto road par mera guzar
ek dukan par ittifaqan ek tabib aaya nazar

us dukan ke samne ek board tha latka hua
jis pe tha rangin pairae mein ye likkha hua

shaikh budhdhan sar-zamin-e-hind ki ruh-e-rawan
rahnuma-e-tibb-e-yunani masiha-e-zaman

ek bosida sanad thi dar pe latkai hui
jo kisi attar-e-kaamil se thi likhwai hui

samne the chand dabbe jin mein thin kuchh goliyan
muddaton ki ek botal mein thi ruh-e-baadban

pas aaya gar koi un ko masiha jaan kar
so gaya aaram se do din mein chadar tan kar

sainkadon bimar nazr-e-maut yunhi ho gae
un ke hathon zindagi se hath kitne dho gae

aaj-kal ye hind mein hai tibb-e-yunani ka haal
maut ke har ek goshe mein bichha rakkhe hain jal

har gali mein hain hakimon ki dukanen be-shumar
ek sau bimar agar hain to atibba ek hazar

har dar-o-diwar pe chaspan hain un ke ishtihaar
fan ke jo mahir the wo bhi ho gae be-e'tibar

thi kabhi ye tib haqiqat mein masiha-e-zaman
ek din ye hai ki khud hi le rahi hai hichkiyan

kya kare wo har tarah majbur hai na-chaar hai
kya masihai kare jab aap hi bimar hai

in hakimon ka jahan mein gar yahi aalam raha
dekh lena garm bazar-e-ajal ho jaega