soz e dil chaahiye, chashm e nam chaahiye, aur shauq e talab mu'tabar chaahiye
ho mayassar madeene kee galiyaan agar, aankh kaafee naheen hai, nazar chaahiye

un kee mehfil ke aadaab kuchh aur hain, lab kushaa`ee kee jur`at munaasib naheen
un kee sarkaar mein iltijaa ke liye junbish e lab naheen chashm e tar chaahiye

apnee roodaad e gham main sunaa`un kise? mere dukh ko ko`ee aur samjhe gaa kyaa?
jis kee khaak e qadam bhee hai khaak e shifaa, mere zakhmon ko woh chaarah_gar chaahiye

main gadaa e dar e shaah e kaunain hun, sheesh_mehlon kee mujh ko tamannaa naheen
ho mayassar zameen par keh zer e zameen, mujh ko taibah mein ek apnaa ghar chaahiye

in na`e raaston kee na`ee raushnee ham ko raas aa`ee hai aur nah raas aa`e gee
ham ko kho`ee hu`ee raushnee chaahiye, ham ko aa`een e khair_ul_bashar chaahiye

midhat e shaah e kaun o makaan ke liye sirf lafz o bayaan kaa sahaaraa nah lo
fann e she'ree hai :iqbal: apnee jagah, na't kehne ko khoon e jigar chaahiye.