qalam ki nok pe rakkhunga is jahan ko main
zamin lapeT ke rakh duun ki asman ko main
aziiz jaan ho jise mujh se vo gurez kare
ki aaj aaya hua huun ḳhud apni jaan ko main
hai mauj mauj muḳhalif mire safine ki
aur us pe kholne vaala huun badban ko main
fareb-e-zat se bahar nikal ke dekh mujhe
bata raha huun zamane ki an-ban ko main
hamesha lafz ki hurmat ka paas rakkha hai
baḌa aziiz huun lafzon ke ḳhandan ko main
agar main chahun to ‘mumtaz’ asman men uḌuun
guman yaqin ko de duun yaqin guman ko main
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