gum dhundlakon mein hui rahguzar tere baad
ruk gaya jaise sitaron ka safar tere baad

tab-e-nazzara kahan thi teri jalwat mein hamein
dhundhti hai teri surat ko nazar tere baad

dekhte dekhte andaz-e-gulistan badla
phul the phul shajar the na shajar tere baad

yun to dekhe the bahut rup jahan ke hum ne
wo bhi ek rup tha jo aaya nazar tere baad

aarzu le ke teri chal to pade the ghar se
ab ye mushkil hai ki hum jaen kidhar tere baad

fan ko suli pe chadhaya gaya fankar ke sath
qarya qarya biki namus-e-hunar tere baad

kis qadar tha rag-e-jaan mein tu hamari paiwast
is haqiqat ki hui hum ko khabar tere baad

hai ye zulmat hi muqaddar to pukaren kis ko
kis se malum karen apni khabar tere baad

yun faraghat hai har ek kaam se hum ko jaise
khatm hai silsila-e-sham-o-sahar tere baad

raunaqen tujh se thin sari so tere sath gain
shahar ka shahar hua ek khandar tere baad

kash ho sakta kisi tarah tujhe bhi malum
haal 'iqbaal' ka hai kitna digar tere baad