guzar gai jo chaman par wo koi kya jaane
jhade hue hain bahaar-o-khizan ke afsane

jahan pe chaak-e-gareban bhi chaak-e-dil ban jae
guzar rahe hain ab un manzilon se diwane

mere labon ka tabassum to sab ne dekh liya
jo dil pe bit rahi hai wo koi kya jaane

tere huzur jinhen kah saki na goyai
mere sukut ne dohra diye wo afsane

nigah-e-ishq mein dair-o-haram ki qaid nahin
kahin bhi shama jale ud chalenge parwane

tamam wusat-e-kaunain ko dubo denge
chhalak gae jo kahin us nazar ke paimane

na ishtiyaq-e-nazara na e'tibar-e-jamal
thahar gai hai kahan zindagi khuda jaane

na sham-e-bazm pe kuchh aanch aaegi 'iqbaal'
khud apni aag mein jalte rahenge parwane