Pre-partition ke baat hai. Kissi Britisher (jo Urdu main shagaf rakhta tha) ko tajajasus hoa keh Indian Subcontinent ki poetry kiyun itni rich hai. Tehqiqat ke liya nikla. Railway station say bahir nikla tu thailay waalay awazain laga rahay th kaay:
Gundairi Gulaab hai jaisay shabab hai.
Laila ki unglian hain, majnoon ki paslian hain, kia khoob kakrian hain.
Ussi waqt woh Britisher wapis ho gaya yeh kehtay hua, "When illetrates of this Nation speaks in rhyme, what will be the standard of speaking of the literates!"