A couplet he sent me last year on Diwali as a greeting is very relevant to answer this question: Chiragan kar ke kyon dil bahla rahe ho duniya walon/Andhera lakh roshan ho ujala phir ujala hai.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/imtiaz-ahmad-challenged-the-view-of-minority-as-monolith-8678401/

At the rally, he began his 23-minute speech with an Urdu couplet, “Kabhi ask, kabhi gumh, to kabhi zeher piya jata hai… Tab ja kar zamane mein jiya jata hai.

Source: https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/waiting-for-court-verdict-on-wrestlers-row-will-fight-next-polls-wfi-chief/