Yeh kaisa ishq hai urdu zabaan ka..

Yeh kaisa ishq hai urdu zabaan ka,
maza ghulta hai lafzon ka zabaan pr,
ke jaise paan main mehnga qimaam ghulta hai..
nasha aata hai urdu bolne main,
gilauri ki tarah hain munh lagi sab istelahen,
lutf deti hai, halaq chuuti hai urdu to,
halaq se jaise mai ka ghoont utarta hai,
bari aristocracy hai zaban main
faqeeri main nawabi ka maza deti hai urdu,
agarche maani kam hote hain urdu main,
alfaaz ki ifraat hoti hai,
magar phir bhi
buland awaz parhiye to bohat hi moatbar lagti hain baten,
kahin kuch duur se kanon main parti hai agar urdu,
to lagta hai ke din jaarron ke hain
khirrki khuli hai,
dhoop andar aa rahi hai,
ajab hai yeh zabaan urdu,
kabhi kahin safar karte agar
koi musafir sher parh de ‘meer’ ‘ghalib’ ka,
woh chahe ajnabi ho,
yehi lagta hai woh mere watan ka hai,
bare shaista lehje main kisi se urdu sun kar,
kya nahin lagta ke ek tehzeeb ki awaz hai urdu..