isi sabab se to hum log pesh-o-pas mein hain
usi se bair bhi hai aur usi ke bas mein hain

qafas mein the to guman tha khuli fazaon ka
khuli faza mein ye ehsas hum qafas mein hain

ye aur baat ki hum faeda utha na saken
kuchh aise log hamari bhi dastaras mein hain

har ek shahr ki kaya palat gai lekin
har ek shahr mein baqi purani rasmen hain

haqiqaton se nigahen milaiye 'iqbaal'
suna hai aap to chaaliswen baras mein hain