aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
A prominent poet and scholar of Lucknow, a disciple of Dagh and Natiq Gulawathhi, known for his annotations of Ghalib and Hafiz, and editing the works of the earliest women poets of Urdu
hazāroñ tarah apnā dard ham us ko sunāte haiñ
magar tasvīr ko har haal meñ tasvīr paate haiñ
hazaron tarah apna dard hum us ko sunate hain
magar taswir ko har haal mein taswir pate hain