kitni mohabbaton se pahla sabaq padhaya
main kuchh na jaanta tha sab kuchh mujhe sikhaya

an-padh tha aur jahil qabil mujhe banaya
duniya-e-ilm-o-danish ka rasta dikhaya

ai dosto milen to bas ek payam kahna
ustad-e-mohtaram ko mera salam kahna

mujh ko khabar nahin thi aaya hun main kahan se
man bap is zamin par lae the aasman se

pahuncha diya falak tak ustad ne yahan se
waqif na tha zara bhi itne bade jahan se

mujh ko dilaya kitna achchha maqam kahna
ustad-e-mohtaram ko mera salam kahna

jine ka fan sikhaya marne ka bankpan bhi
izzat ke gur batae ruswai ke chalan bhi

kante bhi rah mein hain phulon ki anjuman bhi
tum fakhr-e-qaum banna aur nazish-e-watan bhi

hai yaad mujh ko un ka ek ek kalam kahna
ustad-e-mohtaram ko mera salam kahna

jo ilm ka alam hai ustad ki ata hai
hathon mein jo qalam hai ustad ki ata hai

jo fikr-e-taza-dam hai ustad ki ata hai
jo kuchh kiya raqam hai ustad ki ata hai

un ki ata se chamka 'hatib' ka nam kahna
ustad-e-mohtaram ko mera salam kahna