ba-pas-e-ehtiyat-e-arzu ye bar-ha hua
nikal gaya qarib se wo haal puchhta hua

hijab-e-rukh lahak utha agar bahut khafa hua
jabhi to hum se pai-ba-pai qusur-e-muddaa hua

shikayat-e-adm-e-tawajjohi baja sahi magar
nasib-e-ahl-e-anjuman nahin hai dil dukha hua

amin-e-raaz-e-gham nahin hain dar-khor-e-sitam nahin
palat rahe hain aap hi pe aap ka kaha hua

uthengi meri wajh se jab aap par bhi ungliyan
kahenge phir to aap bhi ki waqai bura hua

hujum-e-ma-siwa se bach ke manzil-e-murad tak
pahunch gaya hun rahzanon se rah puchhta hua

kabhi kabhi khulus-e-be-talluqi bhi chahiye
nigah main ne pher li to us ka samna hua

zamana-e-ubur-e-inqalab ki bhi umr hai
na shakh-e-ashiyan rahi na aashiyan jala hua

nahin kuchh is se mukhtalif giroh-e-bazm-e-raqs-o-mai
nikal gaya jo gulsitan mein khwab dekhta hua

ye kawish-e-umid-o-bim bhi hai lazzat-afrin
nazar udhar jami hui naqab-e-rukh utha hua

ghalat-bayaniyon ke ahd-e-nau mein 'shad' aarfi
mera kamal-e-fan ye hai ki sirf majra hua