sahar khaandaan e guruunaanak kaa dulaaraa tuu hai
— Bekal Utsahi
Khaandaan-e-guroonaanak kaa dulaaraa too hai
Rashk khursheed kare aisa sitaaraa too hai
Husn-e-kirdaar men aisa hai jamaal-e-taskheer
Jo bhee dekhe wo kahe sirf hamaaraa too hai
Shaa.iree tire takhayyul kee rahegee muhtaaj
Mahfil-e-ilm-o-adab tujh se rahegee raushan
Tire ash.aar-e-guhar-baar adab kee zeenat
Naaz kartee hai tire naam pe lailaa-e-sukhan
Tire afkaar se nikhraa hai jamaal urdu kaa
Tiree takh.eel se lahkaa hai fasaahat kaa chaman
Sher-o-naghma hain tiree raah-e-tavajjoh men bichhe
Khair-maqdam men tire rang pe hai rang-bhavan
Shaam-e-rangeen kee haseen Chaaon men ye jashn-e-'sahar'
Jaise jalvon men sajaa.ee huee shahron dulhan
KHandan-e-gurunanak ka dulara tu hai
Rashk KHurshid kare aisa sitara tu hai
Husn-e-kirdar mein aisa hai jamal-e-tasKHir
Jo bhi dekhe wo kahe sirf hamara tu hai
Shairi tere taKHayyul ki rahegi muhtaj
Mahfil-e-ilm-o-adab tujh se rahegi raushan
Tere ashaar-e-guhar-bar adab ki zinat
Naz karti hai tere nam pe laila-e-suKHan
Tere afkar se nikhra hai jamal urdu ka
Teri taKHil se lahka hai fasahat ka chaman
Sher-o-naghma hain teri rah-e-tawajjoh mein bichhe
KHair-maqdam mein tere rang pe hai rang-bhawan
Sham-e-rangin ki hasin chhanw mein ye jashn-e-'sahar'
Jaise jalwon mein sajai hui shahron dulhan