Tarana-e-urdu

wallah kya zaban hai urdu zaban hamari
fitrat ki tarjuman hai urdu zaban hamari

aaba ki dastan hai urdu zaban hamari
mazlum ki fughan hai urdu zaban hamari

hindu bhi bolte hain muslim bhi bolte hain
do jism ek jaan hai urdu zaban hamari

tamir ki hai is ki KHud ko miTa miTa kar
aslaf ka nishan hai urdu zaban hamari

miTha ek ek jumla pur-kaif har maqala
al-haq shakar-fishan hai urdu zaban hamari

alfaz chand tare ban kar chamak rahe hain
rifat mein aasman hai urdu zaban hamari

'ghaalib' 'nasim' 'kaifi' chakbast 'zauq' 'sarshaar'
har shaKHs ki zaban hai urdu zaban hamari

ek ek kitab is ki phula-phala chaman hai
gulzar-e-be-KHizan hai urdu zaban hamari

'munshi-prem' is par hote na kyun tasadduq
mani hui zaban hai urdu zaban hamari

har aadmi ke dil mein ghar kar rahi hai 'shatir'
mahbub mehrban hai urdu zaban hamari