garmi-e-ḳhun uljhe lagi aḳhiri munjamid pahr se
dekhiye ab guzarte hain ham kis qayamat ke shab-e-shahr se
yuun lage dard-baḳhshida ki ibtida bhi ik intiha
sang chaTe lab-e-ishtiha pyaas bujhti nahin zahr se
muntazir aankh ke des men koi chhuTTi bhi aaya nahin
kaun afiyyat-e-dostan la.ega dusre shahar se
mere andar ki na-puḳhtagi jism bahar ke bhi Dah ga.i
ghar ke ghar zer-e-ab aa ga.e ik shigafi hui nahr se
meri raa.e men ‘iqbal’ vo nasl duniya men hai aur nahin
jis ne baḳhsha na kuchh vaqt ko jis ne paaya na kuchh dahr se
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