Asnaaf e Shaeri meiN fann e tareekh goi eik nehaet mushkil fann hai, aur umdah aur dilchasp tareekhoN ke nikalne meiN bahot kam Shoara kamyaab huey haiN. Taaham Shoaraey qadeem ka yeh eik nehaayet mehboob mashghala raha hai. Zeir e nazar kitab mein mukhtaser tareekh Urdu wa Qawaede tareekh Urdu maey tamseelate mashoor o ma'roof Shoaraey Urdu wa tazkeraey Shoraey Urdu, tareekhaey wafate Salateen e Hind waghairah darj haiN. (1938 Edition)