nala hai bulbul-e-shorida tera kham abhi
apne sine mein ise aur zara tham abhi

pukhta hoti hai agar maslahat-andesh ho aql
ishq ho maslahat-andesh to hai kham abhi

be-khatar kud pada aatish-e-namrud mein ishq
aql hai mahw-e-tamasha-e-lab-e-baam abhi

ishq farmuda-e-qasid se subuk-gam-e-amal
aql samjhi hi nahin mani-e-paigham abhi

shewa-e-ishq hai aazadi o dahr-ashobi
tu hai zunnari-e-but-khana-e-ayyam abhi

uzr-e-parhez pe kahta hai bigad kar saqi
hai tere dil mein wahi kawish-e-anjam abhi

sai-e-paiham hai taraazu-e-kam-o-kaif-e-hayat
teri mizan hai shumar-e-sahar-o-sham abhi

abr-e-naisan ye tunuk-bakhshi-e-shabnam kab tak
mere kohsar ke lale hain tahi-jam abhi

baada-gardan-e-ajam wo arabi meri sharab
mere saghar se jhijakte hain mai-asham abhi

khabar 'iqbaal' ki lai hai gulistan se nasim
nau-giraftar phadakta hai tah-e-dam abhi