THAY DIYYAR E NO ZAMEEN O ASMAN MERAY LIYE
WUSAT E AGHOSH E MAWRA IK JAHAN MERAY LIYE
THI HER IK JUNBISH NISHAN E LUTF E JAN MERAY LIYE
HARF E BE MATLAB THI KHOOD MERI ZABAN MERAY LIYE
DARD TIFLI MEIN AGAR KOI RULATA MUJHAY
SHORASH E ZANJEER E DAR MEIN LUTF ATA THA MUJHAY
TAKTAY REHNA HAYE WO PEHROON TALAK SOOYE QAMAR
WO PHATAY BADAL MEIN BE AWAZ E PA US KA SAFAR
POOCHNA REH REH KE US KE KOH O SEHRA KI KHABAR
OUR WO HERAT DROG E MASLIHAT AMEZ PER
ANKH WAQF E DEED THI LAB MAEL E GUFTAR THA
DIL NA THA MERA SARAPA ZOQ E ISTIFSAR THA
(Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal)