Aali-ji ki gum-shuda bayaz

bayaz chori hui hai janab-e-'ali' ki
bayaz-chor ne chori baDi misali ki

zarur chor koi sariq-e-adab hoga
use bayaz churane ka KHas Dhab hoga

main aise chor ki danish-wari pe hun hairan
jo ek raat mein ban baiTha sahab-e-diwan

janab-e-'ali' ke column the jitne matbua
samajh ke chhoD gaya un ko nasr-e-mamnua

ajib chor tha nasri kalam chhoD gaya
bayaz le gaya column tamam chhoD gaya

ghazal ke sath gai masnawi bhi doha bhi
tamam shahr ne mana tha jis ka loha bhi

chhupa hua tha jo shair nikal raha hoga
wo is bayaz ke maqte badal raha hoga

janab-e-'ali' ki fikr-e-jamil thi ye bayaz
rubaiyon mein baDi KHud-kafil thi ye bayaz

jis anjuman mein ye jati thi hashr karti thi
adab ke sath siyasat bhi nashr karti thi

mushaeron mein ba-sad ehtiram aati thi
yahi bayaz musibat mein kaam aati thi

isi bayaz se dohon ko aazmana tha
wo shaKH hi na rahi jis pe aashiyana tha