mashshatgi-e-gesu-e-fan muddaton hui
aaraish-e-urus-e-sukhan muddaton hui

dast-e-saba faza-e-adab par raha muhit
tahzib-e-sakinan-e-chaman muddaton hui

tazin-e-bostan-e-watan muddaton hui
asnaf-e-shaeri nazar aati hain be-asas

fann-e-rubaiyat bhi hai aaj harf-e-yas
ab marsiya bhi marsiya-khwani kiya kare

hazrat-'saba' ki yaad mein hai anjuman udas
doshiza-e-ghazal ko hai hadd-e-adab ka pas

ab tez-tar hai dhup koi saeban nahin
jaen kahan tuyur koi aashiyan nahin

ruk kar mile panah bujhe tishnagi jahan
raste mein apne ab koi aisa makan nahin

shahr-e-'saba' mein ab koi pir-e-mughan nahin