bas ek shua-e-nur se saya simat gaya
wo pas aa raha tha ki main dur hat gaya

phir darmiyan-e-aql-o-junun jang chhid gai
phir majma-e-khawaas girohon mein bat gaya

kya ab bhi teri khatir-e-nazuk pe bar hun
patthar nahin ki main tere raste se hat gaya

ya itna sakht-jaan ki talwar be-asar
ya itna narm-dil ki rag-e-gul se kat gaya

wo lamha-e-shuur jise jaan-kani kahen
chehre se zindagi ki naqaben ulat gaya

ab kaun jae ku-e-malamat se laut kar
qadmon se aa ke apna hi saya lipat gaya

aakhir 'shakeb' khu-e-sitam us ne chhod di
zauq-e-safar ko dekh ke sahra simat gaya