aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
DEATH ANNIVERSARY
One of the founders of modern Urdu criticism.
yuuñ jo uftād paḌe ham pe vo sah jaate haiñ
haañ kabhī baat jo kahne kī hai kah jaate haiñ
yun jo uftad paDe hum pe wo sah jate hain
han kabhi baat jo kahne ki hai kah jate hain