kuchh aise zakhm bhi dar-parda hum ne khae hain
jo hum ne apne rafiqon se bhi chhupae hain

ye kya bataen ki hum kya ganwa ke aae hain
bas ek zamir ba-mushkil bacha ke lae hain

ab aa gae hain to pyase na jaenge saqi
kuchh aaj soch ke hum mai-kade mein aae hain

koi hawaon se kah do idhar ka rukh na kare
charagh hum ne samajh-bujh kar jalae hain

jahan kahin bhi sada di yahi jawab mila
ye kaun log hain puchho kahan se aae hain

chaman mein dekhiye ab ke hawa kidhar ki chale
khizan-nasibon ne phir aashiyan banae hain

safar pe nikle hain hum pure ehtimam ke sath
hum apne ghar se kafan sath le ke aae hain

unhen parae charaghon se kya gharaz 'iqbaal'
jo apne ghar ke diye khud bujha ke aae hain