aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
One of the founders of modern Urdu criticism.
dāstān-e-shauq kitnī baar dohrā.ī ga.ī
sunñe vāloñ meñ tavajjoh kī kamī paa.ī ga.ī
dastan-e-shauq kitni bar dohrai gai
sunne walon mein tawajjoh ki kami pai gai