hum wo nalan hain boli-tholi mein
bulbulon ko jo len thitholi mein

jama-zebon se us ko nisbat kya
lakh tukde hain gul ki choli mein

ranj-e-gham khane ko khuda ne diya
kya nahin mujh gada ki jholi mein

alf-laila sune wo gul to sunaen
bulbulen ek hazar boli mein

khun-e-nahaq hamara uchhlega
rang laya jo shokh holi mein

chashm-e-ibrat se dekh parda-nashin
shakl tabut ki hai doli mein

sabza-e-khat ho kyun na jauhar-e-khal
zahr tiryak ki hai goli mein

bosa us sarw-e-qad se hum aazad
mang lete hain boli-tholi mein

'shad' ro ro diya hai shabnam ne
jab gulon ne liya thitholi mein