yakum january hai naya sal hai
december mein puchhunga kya haal hai

bachae khuda shar ki zad se use
bechaara bahut nek-amal hai

batane laga raat budha faqir
ye duniya hamesha se kangal hai

hai dariya mein kachcha ghada sohni
kinare pe gum-sum mahiwal hai

main rahta hun har sham shikwa-ba-lab
mere pas diwan-e-'iqbaal' hai