aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
Freedom fighter, member of constituent assembly which drafted Indian Constitution. He gave the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" during freedom movement. He was a devotee of Shri Krishna. He wrote the famous ghazal "chupke chupke raat din".
hai mashq-e-suḳhan jaarī chakkī kī mashaqqat bhī
ik turfa tamāshā hai 'hasrat' kī tabī.at bhī
hai mashq-e-suKHan jari chakki ki mashaqqat bhi
ek turfa tamasha hai 'hasrat' ki tabiat bhi