har-nafas taza sitam hote hain
jab tere shahr mein hum hote hain

phul khilte hain jo us ke lab par
rashk-e-gulzar-e-iram hote hain

dil mein bas jaen jo arman ki tarah
aise ashaar to kam hote hain

hum ki hain shah-e-dayar-e-khuban
hadaf-e-tesha-e-gham hote hain

thes lag jae na khuddari ko
lo wo mail-ba-karam hote hain

gham-e-mahbub se badh kar nahin gham
yun to har tarah ke gham hote hain

jin ko dekhe se koi yaad aae
aise ahbab bhi kam hote hain

zehn-e-shair mein hamesha 'iqbaal'
na-tarashida sanam hote hain