kitaben meri sari jal rahi thin khwab kaisa tha
sawa neze pe suraj tha to phir mahtab kaisa tha

sawad-e-shab rida-e-tirgi ki wusaten odhe
bhatakta phir raha tha kirmak-e-shab-tab kaisa tha

shanawar main bhi tha bhuke nahangon ke samundar mein
mere atraf lekin khun ka girdab kaisa tha

main apni zindagi ko lamha lamha khoj bhi leta
magar wo qatra qatra pyas ka zahrab kaisa tha

wo nas nas mein sama kar bhi gurezan mujh se kyunkar tha
wo mera ho gaya tha aur phir nayab kaisa tha

'matin-iqbaal’ itni baat tum ne bhi nahin samjhi
mohabbat ka wo dariya is qadar payab kaisa tha