khitta-e-arz pe kya shan hai teri urdu
tu meri zist ka arman hai meri urdu

tujh ko bakhsha gaya duniya mein mualla ka khitab
tu wo jauhar hai ki tera nahin duniya mein jawab

gulshan-e-dahr mein maujud hai khushbu ki tarah
tu hai sahra-e-khayalat mein aahu ki tarah

teri azmat koi 'ashraf' ki zaban se puchhe
nafs-e-mazmun tera 'khusraw' ke bayan se puchhe

yun to kahne ko watan hai tera ye barr-e-saghir
magar ai laila-e-jaan tera har ek dil hai asir

tujh pe nazan thi quli 'qutb' ke jazbaat ki rau
kabhi dilli to kabhi lakhnau pahunchi teri zau

tujh ko eazaz-e-ajab shahjahan ne bakhsha
lutf-e-shaistagi 'sauda' ki zaban ne bakhsha

aa gaya dil mein tere 'mir-taqi-mir' ka soz
de gaya dard ki lazzat tujhe 'dil-gir' ka soz

'momin'-o-'zauq' ke afkar tujhe ras aae
zehn-e-'ghaalib' ke khayalat tere pas aae

aa gaya tere kaf-e-dast mein aalam ka zamir
kar gae tujh ko sar-afraaz 'anis' aur 'dabir'

'dagh' ne tujh ko diye ishq ke andaz nae
fikr-e-'iqbaal' se kya kya na mile raaz nae

'josh' ki shoala-bayani ne tujhe di wusat
'arzu' ki hama-dani ne tujhe di waqat

kar gaya tujh ko buland 'al-e-raza' ka uslub
de gaya lahja-e-nau 'faiz' ka dhima uslub

shadi-o-gham mein tujhe yaad kiya karte hain
teri aawaz mein fariyaad kiya karte hain