aql har baat pe hairan hai ise kya kahiye
dil bahr haal pareshan hai ise kya kahiye

bulbulen taqat-e-guftar se mahrum huin
ab ye aain-e-gulistan hai ise kya kahiye

log kahte hain ki gulshan mein bahaar aai hai
bu-e-gul phir bhi pareshan hai ise kya kahiye

rahnuma dur bahut dur nikal aae hain
qafila rah mein hairan hai ise kya kahiye

aarzuon ne kai phul chune the lekin
zindagi khar-badaman hai ise kya kahiye

apne mazi ki hikayat bahut khub sahi
ab nae daur ka saman hai ise kya kahiye

sochte the ki sahar nur-badaman hogi
tirgi phir bhi numayan hai ise kya kahiye

ehtimam-e-sahar-e-nau to karenge lekin
dil abhi be-sar-o-saman hai ise kya kahiye

main ne kis haal mein dekha hai chaman ko 'shahzad'
aur dil ab bhi ghazal-khwan hai ise kya kahiye