kitni pyari zaban hai urdu
mere bhaarat ki shan hai urdu

mulk mein an-ginat hain bhashaen
sab zabanon ki jaan hai urdu

is mein wusat hai is mein gahrai
kitna uncha maqam urdu ka

sari duniya ke lafz hain is mein
jaise lashkar hai nam urdu ka

is ko pala amir khusraw ne
is ne bhaarat mein aankh kholi hai

meri urdu nahin hai bahar ki
ye bhi bhaarat ki ek boli hai

ek wali ne ise sanbhaala hai
hai dakkan pasban urdu ka

is ke markaz the lucknow dehli
ab hai sara jahan urdu ka

mir-o-ghaalib hue hain urdu ke
aur nasim-o-firaq shaidai

zauq-o-momin ne bhi sanwara hai
sari qaumon ne ki pazirai

'sauda' 'nasikh' 'amir' aur 'insha'
'arzu' 'dard' 'fani' aur 'jalil'

'yas' 'majruh' aur ali 'sardar'
'danish' akhtar adam hafiz-o-shakil

dagh iqbaal aur jigar hasrat
josh simab kaifi aur majaz

khub shair hue hain urdu ke
faiz sahir qatil aur faraaz

is ko mazhab se wasta hi nahin
jis ne chaha usi ki kahlai

git gae hain is ke aasha ne
aur jagjit ne ghazal gai

kuchh kitaben kharid urdu ki
apne bachchon ko bhi padhao tum

un ki talim ka khayal rakho
un ko tahzib bhi sikhao tum

anjum bhi jaante hain ki pyari zaban hai
urdu hai jis ka nam hamari zaban hai