sawad-e-hijr mein rakkha hua diya hun main
tujhe khabar nahin kis aag mein jala hun main

main qarya qarya phira gard-baad ban ke jahan
usi zamin pe parcham-sifat utha hun main

abhi chhuti nahin jannat ki dhul panw se
hanuz farsh-e-zamin par naya naya hun main

hazar shukr hai ki khud pe ustuwar tha main
hazar shukr ki buniyaad par gira hun main

meri shaguft ke mausam abhi nahin aae
kahin kahin pe magar phir bhi khil gaya hun main

meri shikast bhi hai rekht 'iftikhar-mughal'
ki yunhi banne bigadne mein hi bana hun main