aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
Outstanding Progressive poet from Pakistan. Also counted among leading fiction-writers. Edited an important literary magazine Funoon.
andāz hū-ba-hū tirī āvāz-e-pā kā thā
dekhā nikal ke ghar se to jhoñkā havā kā thā
andaz hu-ba-hu teri aawaz-e-pa ka tha
dekha nikal ke ghar se to jhonka hawa ka tha