ye tamanna nahin ab daad e hunar de koi
— Khalilur Rahman Azmi
Ye tamanna naheen ab daad-e-hunar de koee
Aa ke mujh ko mire hone kee khabar de koee
Ek muddat se hai dil kaasa-e-khaalee kee tarah
Kisee sheeshe men lahoo hove to bhar de koee
Har jagah saath rahegee yahee deevaar kee qaid
Sar uThaane ko hamen kaun saa ghar de koee
Meer-e-mahfil ko gavaara naheen ye tarz-e-kalaam
Sham'-e-kushta ko jo 'unvaan-e-sahar de koee
Saahib-e-fan ko bas ik ghuncha-e-takhleeq bahut
Varna be-sood agar 'umr-e-khizar de koee