kabhi talash na zae na raegan hogi
agar hui bhi to az-rah-e-imtihan hogi

agar mumaniyat-e-sair-e-gulistan hogi
to phir bahaar hamein ru-kash-e-khizan hogi

usul ye to nahin hai ki na-murad rahen
faza kabhi na kabhi hum pe mehrban hogi

jahan-e-dard mein insaniyat ke nate se
koi bayan kare meri dastan hogi

mai-e-nashat-o-tarab jis ka hum se wada tha
jabhi hui na faraham to ab kahan hogi

bayan-e-gham to bahut sahl hai pa lazzat-e-gham
siwa-e-ijz-e-bayan kis tarah bayan hogi

agar ghalat hai jo kuchh us ne mujh se aa ke kaha
to ye jasarat-e-tahrif-e-raazdan hogi

pata chala ki basarat-fareb hain jalwe
main is khayal mein tha aql pasban hogi

wahan wahan gham-e-haalat raushni denge
meri ghazal ki rasai jahan jahan hogi

piyo piyo ki subuhi se fasla na rahe
numud-e-subh ki taqrib mein azan hogi

nashemanon ki mukhalif na thi bahaar-e-chaman
magar shararat-e-ima-e-baghban hogi

to kya kasafat-e-uryani-e-ghazal ai 'shad'
adab ki khak udane se kuchh ayan hogi