Kyaa zaruuri hai ab yeh bataana meraa 
TuuTtii shaaKh par thaa Thikaana meraa 

Gham nahiiN ab milii haiN jo tanhaiiyaaN 
anjuman anjuman thaa fasaana meraa 

ek zamaanaa kabhii thaa ham-navaa meraa 
tumne dekhaa kahaaN voh zamaana meraa 

be-zamiini ka miltaa hai taa'na mujhe 
jurm Thehraa hai bastii basaanaa meraa 

arz-e-Bhopal se thaa taa'lluq thaa kabhi 
ab to sab kuchh hai Larkaana meraa 

One of his couplets is nearly zarb-ul-misl and oft-quoted. 

nairangii-e-siaasat-e-dauraaN to dekhiye 
manzil unheN milii jo shariik-e-safar na the 


baat kahne kii hameshaa bhuule 
laakh angusht pe dhaaga bandhaa