jab un ka zikr hamari zaban pe aata hai
to jaise dil mein koi ek diya jalata hai

wo jin ka ilm ki duniya mein bol baala hai
jahan-e-ilm mein phaila hua ujala hai

bataen kya tumhein zakir husain kaise the
wo phul ban ke hamare chaman mein rahte the

chaman udas hai wo zinat-e-chaman hai kahan
is anjuman mein wo ab sadr-e-anjuman hai kahan

sunai deti nahin ab wo pur-asar-taqrir
nazar se ab hui ojhal wo azm ki taswir

hamesha rahta tha insaniyat ka pas unhen
na mushkilat mein hota kabhi hiras unhen

moallimon ko wo dete the daras mehr-o-wafa
wo chahte the madrason mein khush-gawar faza

wo chahte the phalen phulen naunihaal-e-chaman
nae shagufon se ho pur-bahaar ab gulshan