dariyaa ne shart baandhi thi qimat pe pyaas ki — Mahfooz Mohammad

apni ammi ko mohabbat se jo dekhaa main ne
puuri jannat miri aankhon mein simaT aai hai

qayaadat phir se paane ko hai ye allaama kaa nuskha
sabaq paDh le adaalat ke sadaaqat ke shujaaat ke

kidhar nishaana lagaa rahe ho kahaan nigaahein Tiki hui hain
ye kaise pakDi hui hai tum ne kamaan tumhaari muDi hui hai

mujhe tum se ulajhnaa hai kisi din
bahut se masale suljhaa sakungaa

kyaa kahaa khushbuein luTaataa huun
main tiri haan mein haan milaataa huun

tumhaare saath hone se mujhe taskin milti hai
mire hamdam mire dilbar hamaare saath rahnaa tum

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

duniyaa gharib jaan ke hansti thi 'mir' par
'iqbaal' mujh pe aise ye duniyaa hansi ki bas

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa