aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
One of the founding-fathers of modern Urdu poetry.
gahre suroñ meñ arz-e-navā-e-hayāt kar
siine pe ek dard kī sil rakh ke baat kar
gahre suron mein arz-e-nawa-e-hayat kar
sine pe ek dard ki sil rakh ke baat kar