ek aalim-e-din ne kisi shair se kaha ye
andaz-e-takallum se ayan hai tere sarqa

ashaar mein auron ke tu karta hai tasarruf
ye tera takhayyul hai ki 'ghaalib' ka hai charba

ye shokhi-o-jiddat teri qudrat se hai bahar
ye shai to haqiqat mein buzurgon ka hai wirsa

shair ne adab se ye kaha aalim-e-din se
taqlid to hai fitrat-e-insan ka taqaza

taqlid se aazad nahin aap ka bhi zehn
is par bhi 'hanifa'-o-'ghazali' ka hai ghalba

taqrir-o-mazamin pe akabir ulma ke
hazrat ko bhi kya khub tasarruf ka hai malka

aap aur shariat ke ye pur-pech masail
kya 'rumi'-o-'raazi' ka nahin ye bhi atiyya

qudrat ho tasarruf pe to jaez hai tasarruf
nayab hai aqwal-e-salaf ka ye khazina

insan ke aamal to niyyat pe hain mauquf
niyyat ho agar saf to shar ka nahin shubha

aagah nahin aap tawarud ke amal se
afsos hai kahte hain tawarud ko bhi sarqa

jaez ise rakkha hai har ek ahl-e-nazar ne
dhal jae nae jam mein gar baada-e-kohna

tanqid karen aap zara soch samajh kar
ulta na pade aap ki gardan pe ye harba

tanqid ka fan is qadar aasan nahin hai
shohrat ka ise aap banaen na zariya