
Iqbal Kausar
‘iqbal’ yunhi kab tak ham qaid-e-ana kaTen
mil baiTh ke logon men aa apne ḳhala kaTen
jo karna hai ab kar len ham tum se na kahte the
ab sang-sitam chahen hone ki saza kaTen
ab banjh zaminon se ummid bhi kya rakhna
ro.en bhi to la-hasil bo.en bhi to kya kaTen
par le ke kidhar jaa.en kuchh duur tak uḌ aa.en
dam jitna mayassar hai ye Thahri hava kaTen
is marhala-e-shab men ab ek hi surat hai
ya dasht-e-talab paTen ya gardish-e-pa kaTen

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