Raz Allahabadi: He was a much sought-after poets in mushairas. He attended hundreds of mushairas in India and abroad. I (Muslim Saleem) had met him at his house in Hatia locality of Allahabad on a couple of occasions. He was a good man. I found one of his couplets in a letter in Funoon monthly published from Nagpur.
Main aap apni talaash mein hoon, mera koi rahnuma naheen hai
Wo kya batayenge raah mujhko, jinhen khud apna pataa naheen hai
Here is one his famous ghazals:_
ashiaan jal gyaa, gulistan lut gyaa, hum qafas say nikal kr kidhr jaiean gy itny maanoss syaad sy ho g'ey, ab rihaye milay gi tu marr jaiean gy aur kuchh din ye dastur e mey khanah hy/ tashna kami kay ye dan guzr jaiean gy meray saqi ko nazrain uthany to do, jitny khali hain sb jam bhar jiean gy ay nseem e sehar! tujh ko un ki qasam, un say ja kr na khna mera hal e ghm apny mitny ka ghm tu naheen hy mgr, der ye hy un ky gaisu bikhr jaiean gy ashk e ghm ly ky akhir kidhr jaiean hm, anso'on ki ahan koi qeemt nahain aap hi apna daman barha diji'ey, warna moti zameen pr bikhr jaiean gy kalay kalay wo gasiu shikan dr shikan, wo tabsum ka aalam chaman dr chaman khainch li un ki tasveer dl ny meray, ab wo daman bacha kr kidhr jaiean gy raz allahabadi
World Urdu Youth Forum by Muslim Saleem 