ji jaun jo band natiqa ho
khamosh kahin ye bolta ho

jaanbaz jo taraddud bhi tera ho
sau bar mare phir uth khada ho

zarre mein ho nur-e-mahr-wash
tera jo karam ho kya se kya ho

khul jaen hazaron kucha-e-zakhm
talwar chale to rasta ho

zulfon pe jo us ke mar mita hun
turbat pe darakht jal ka ho

ghadiyon ke hain pur-ghubar shishe
mitti koi dil na ho gaya ho

rangin ho qaba-e-tan lahu se
jogi hun libas gerua ho

bakhshe jo falak gham-e-zamana
gham-khwar wo hun ki nashta ho

sani hai tera muhaal ai but
paida na khuda ka dusra ho

tan-e-khak ho hun wo saf tinat
mela na kafan ka rongta ho

wo bosa-e-lab mujhe ki dushnam
darwesh hun kuchh mile bhala ho

yun ai tap-e-gham jala sarapa
sar-ta-qadam ek aabla ho

ai dast-e-khuda jo hath ki hai
hai 'shad' shikasta-pa naya ho