aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
One of the founding-fathers of modern Urdu poetry.
sadiyoñ se raah taktī huī ghāTiyoñ meñ tum
ik lamha aa ke hans ga.e maiñ DhūñDhtā phirā
sadiyon se rah takti hui ghaTiyon mein tum
ek lamha aa ke hans gae main DhunDhta phira