wahin ruke hain jahan mod dastan ka tha
wo fasla hi raha hai jo darmiyan ka tha

usi dayar mein hum ne bhi din guzare hain
khayal sab ko jahan apni aan-ban ka tha

hamare panw ke niche zamin aisi thi
qadam-qadam pe guman jis pe aasman ka tha

isi liye to lahu ro ke bhi hansi aai
main jaanta hun ki wo tir kis kaman ka tha

idhar bhi aae the arjun ke ban ki surat
samajh liya hai ishaara jo mehrban ka tha

chaman mein ghuncha-o-gul ki shaguftagi dekhi
phir us ke ba'd jo khulna meri zaban ka tha

nigar-e-subh ke hamrah ban-sanwar ke gaya
wo rahne wala jo ujde hue makan ka tha

hamari himmaten 'iqbaal' hum ko le aain
idhar to rukh na hawa ka na baadban ka tha