se jo baat nikalti hai asar rakhti hai
par nahin taaqat-e-parvaaz magar rakhti hai
qudsi-ul-asl hai rif'at pe rakhti hai
khaak se uthti hai gardoon pe guzar rakhti hai
ishq tha fitna-gar-o-sarkash-o-chaalaak mera
aasmaan cheer gaya naala-e-betaab mera
hai mera taur farishton se siwa nuur ke saath
naar bhi mujh mein hai aur hosh bhi sar rakhti hai
khol kar de mujhe ai dast-e-junoon parda-e-raaz
Iqbal apni hi nazar tujh pe magar rakhti hai
khudi ko kar buland itna ke har taqdeer se pehle
khuda bande se khud puchhe bata teri raza kya hai
sitaron se aage jahaan aur bhi hain
abhi ishq ke imtihaan aur bhi hain
tu shaaheen hai parwaaz hai kaam tera
tere saamne aasmaan aur bhi hain
khol aankh zameen dekh falak dekh fazaa dekh
mashriq se ubharte hue suraj ko zara dekh
nahin tera nasheman qasr-e-sultani ke gumbad par
tu shaaheen hai basera kar pahaadon ki chattaanon mein
mohabbat mujhe un jawaanon se hai
sitaron pe jo daalte hain kamand