aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
DEATH ANNIVERSARY
One of the founding-fathers of modern Urdu poetry.
aur ab ye kahtā huuñ ye jurm to ravā rakhtā
maiñ umr apne liye bhī to kuchh bachā rakhtā
aur ab ye kahta hun ye jurm to rawa rakhta
main umr apne liye bhi to kuchh bacha rakhta