dil-e-khawas hai ruh-e-awam hai urdu
zaban nahin hai mukammal nizam hai urdu

har ek maqam hai dar-ul-khilafa-e-urdu
aur is pe lutf ye hai be-maqam hai urdu

kamal-e-husn-o-fasahat jamal-e-nutq-o-bayan
ye muqtadi hain aur in ki imam hai urdu

ghazal-sara hai zamana hayat naghma-kunan
wazifa-e-sahar-o-roz-o-sham hai urdu

hamare shams-o-qamar is se nur pate hain
sahar ki jot tajalli-e-sham hai urdu

'nadim' chand pe bhi khak pad saki hai kabhi
sipahr-e-asr pe mah tamam hai urdu

hai talkh-kaami-e-dushman mein bhi isi ka surur
koi batao ki kis ja haram hai urdu