مری نگاہ کمال ہنر کو کیا دیکھے
کہ حق سے یہ حرم مغربی ہے بیگانہ
Miri nigah kamal-e-hunar ko kya dekhe
Ki haq se ye haram-e-maghribi hai begana
حرم نہیں ہے، فرنگی کرشمہ بازوں نے
تن حرم میں چھپا دی ہے روح بت خانہ
Haram nahin hai farangi karishma-bazon ne
Tan-e-haram mein chhupa di hai ruh-e-but-khana
یہ بت کدہ انھی غارت گروں کی ہے تعمیر
دمشق ہاتھ سے جن کے ہوا ہے ویرانہ
Ye but-kada unhi gharat-garon ki hai taamir
Dimashq hath se jin ke hua hai virana
Source: Zarb-e-Kalim (1936), section "Adabiyat, Funun-e-Latifa" — nazm
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