sakhtiyan karta hun dil par ghair se ghafil hun main
hae kya achchhi kahi zalim hun main jahil hun main

main jabhi tak tha ki teri jalwa-pairai na thi
jo numud-e-haq se mit jata hai wo baatil hun main

ilm ke dariya se nikle ghota-zan gauhar-ba-dast
wae mahrumi khazaf chain lab sahil hun main

hai meri zillat hi kuchh meri sharafat ki dalil
jis ki ghaflat ko malak rote hain wo ghafil hun main

bazm-e-hasti apni aaraish pe tu nazan na ho
tu to ek taswir hai mahfil ki aur mahfil hun main

dhundhta phirta hun main 'iqbaal' apne-ap ko
aap hi goya musafir aap hi manzil hun main