dil ko nasib soz-e-gham-e-gulsitan kahan hota to aaj hota ye dard-e-nihan kahan zauq-e-bahaar hi hai na khauf-e-khizan mujhe gum-sum hai apne haal mein tab-e-rawan kahan jis se gulon ke zabt ka daman ho tar tar hai andalib tera wo zauq-e-fughan kahan ho jae ab na khatm fasana firaq ka hain nur-e-subh raat ki nairangiyan kahan le jaegi saba mera paigham tu magar hoga subuk hawa se mizaj-e-garan kahan le aae tod tod ke tare falak se hum lekin nasib quwwat-e-husn-e-bayan kahan 'shadan' na dhundh arsa-e-ghurbat mein aasare is mein chaman ki arzish-e-arz-o-saman kahan