'iqbaal' ka sani hain na 'ghaalib' ka badal hain
bas hum bhi numainda-e-tahzib-e-ghazal hain

ye soch ke hanste hue jite hain jahan mein
duniya ke masail hi hamare liye hal hain

jab khud se mulaqat karun khud se karun baat
allah mere waste wo kaun se pal hain

patthar bhi na maroge to gir jaenge sad kar
itrae hue apni bulandi pe jo phal hain

pai ye saza kate gae hath hamare
ye jurm ki hum naqsh-gar-e-taj-mahal hain

haalat ki aandhi na mita paegi 'meraj'
patthar ki lakiron ki tarah hum bhi atal hain