jinhe.n mai.n Dhuu.NDhataa thaa aasmaano.n me.n zamiino.n me.n
vo nikale mere zulmat-e-Khaanaa-e-dil ke makiino.n me.n

mahiine vasl ke gha.Diyo.n kii suurat u.Date jaate hai.n
magar gha.Diyaa.N judaa_ii kii guzaratii hai mahino.n me.n

mujhe rokegaa tuu ai naaKhudaa kyaa garq hone se
ki jin ko Duubanaa hai Duub jaate hai.n safiino.n me.n

jalaa sakatii hai sham-e-kushtaa ko mauj-e-nafas un kii
ilaahii kyaa chhupaa hotaa hai ahal-e-dil ke siino.n me.n

tamannaa dard-e-dil kii ho to kar Khidamat faqiiro.n kii
nahii.n milataa ye gauhar baadashaaho.n ke Khaziino.n me.n

muhabbat ke liye dil Dhuu.NDh ko_ii TuuTanevaalaa
ye vo mai hai jise rakhate hai.n naazuk aab_giino.n me.n

buraa samajhuu.N unhe.n mujh se to aisaa ho nahii.n sakataa
ki mai.n Khud bhii to huu.N "Iqbal" apane nuktaachiino.n me.n

kabhii ai haqiiqat-e-mu.ntazir nazar aa libaas-e-majaaz me.n
ke hazaaro.n sajde ta.Dap rahe hai.n terii jabiin-e-niyaaz me.n
tarab aashanaa-e-Kharosh ho tuu navaa hai maharam-e-gosh ho
vo suruur kyaa ke chhaayaa huaa ho sukuut-e-pardaa-o-saaz me.n
tuu bachaa bachaa ke na rakh ise teraa aa_iinaa hai vo aa_iinaa
ke shikastaa ho to aziiz tar hai nigaah-e-aa_iinaa-saaz me.n
dam-e-tauf kar mak-e-shammaa na ye kahaa ke vo asr-e-kohan
na terii hikaayat-e-soz me.n na merii hadiis-e-gudaaz me.n
na kahii.n jahaa.N me.n aman milii jo aman milii to kahaa.N milii
mere jurm-e-KhaanaaKharaab ko tere azo-e-ba.ndaa-navaaz me.n
na vo ishq me.n rahii.n garmiyaa.N na vo husn me.n rahii.n shoKhiyaa.N
na vo Gazanavii me.n ta.Dap rahii na vo Kham hai zulf-e-ayaaz me.n
jo mai.n sar-ba-sajdaa kabhii huaa to zamii.n se aane lagii sadaa
teraa dil to hai sanam-aashanaaa tujhe kyaa milegaa namaaz me.n