ye pyari urdu ki jis ka nahin hai koi badal
hasin aisi hai jaise jamal-e-taj-mahal

har ek des-niwasi ne pai ye miras
wo ram ho ki karam singh ho ya ki mir-ghiyas

hai masjidon mein muqaddas pawitra mandir mein
har ek gali mein chalan aur guzar hai har ghar mein

wo jo ki bolte hain bhant bhant ki boli
to suniye un se bhi urdu jama ho jab toli

kahin bhi jaiye urdu zarur paenge
samajhne bolne wale to mil hi jaenge

adab mein sher mein uncha maqam hai is ka
samaj ke sabhi shobon mein nam hai is ka

zawal is ko kabhi aae ghair mumkin hai
dilon se mahw ye ho jae ghair mumkin hai

hai is ke nur se raushan samaj ki duniya
isi ke dam se hai aabaad raj ki duniya

rahega qaem-o-daem mudam duniya mein
chalega sikka-e-urdu tamam duniya mein

jo zinda rahne ko aae wo kaise ho barbaad
'asad' lagao ye nara ki urdu zindabaad