daulat-e-duniya kahan darkar hai
mujh ko tera aastan darkar hai

aap ko bhi ek sahaara chahiye
mujh ko bhi ek ham-zaban darkar hai

zindagi ki is kadakti dhup mein
saya-e-sard-e-rawan darkar hai

barq-o-baran ka udae jo mazaq
aaj wo azm-e-jawan darkar hai

zindagi se hai ibarat ek jihad
sher ki tab-o-tawan darkar hai

tir-o-nashtar sher yun banta nahin
ek dil-e-atishin-fashan darkar hai

chahiye iqbaal ki fikr-e-rasa
dagh ki tab-e-rawan darkar hai

ho tahaarat 'haali'-o-'mahrum' ki
'mir'-o-'momin' ki zaban darkar hai

sher se mahzuz hone ke liye
lazzat-e-dard-e-nihan darkar hai

ahl-e-mahfil ko tarannum chahiye
shairi un ko kahan darkar hai

murshid-e-kaamil ki mujh ko hai talash
majlis-e-ruhaniyan darkar hai

ruh ko jis se mile baalidgi
mujh ko wo pir-e-mughan darkar hai

man ka sara mail jis se dur ho
wo sharab-e-arghawan darkar hai

hum pe jo guzri wo kahne ke liye
husn-o-uslub-e-bayan darkar hai

zindagi ka raaz pane ke liye
hum ko umr-e-jawedan darkar hai

mujh ko apne doston se ai 'bahaar'
ek khulus-e-be-karan darkar hai