wo ahd-e-mukhlisana ab kahan hai
ladakpan ka zamana ab kahan hai

wahi hai chand tare bhi wahi hain
mohabbat walihana ab kahan hai

sarab-e-zindagi aankhon mein raushan
nigah-e-tairana ab kahan hai

ayan zulmat ke pahre basti basti
wo azm-e-fatehana ab kahan hai

tajassus mein hamari umr guzri
muhajir ka thikana ab kahan hai

sanad ka zoam zehn-o-dil mein lekin
shuur-e-alimana ab kahan hai

koi 'ghaalib' koi 'iqbaal' 'nashtar'
wo mansab shairana ab kahan hai