kali par muskurahat aaj bhi malum hoti hai
magar bimar honton par hansi malum hoti hai

asiri ki khushi kis ko khushi malum hoti hai
charaghan ho raha hai tirgi malum hoti hai

ba-zahir ru-e-gul par tazgi malum hoti hai
magar barbaad chehre ki khushi malum hoti hai

nasim-e-subh tu kya sone walon ko jagaegi
abhi to subh khud soi hui malum hoti hai

chaman ka lutf khota hai chaman mein ajnabi hona
khizan bhi apne gulshan ki bhali malum hoti hai

tujhe hum dopahar ki dhup mein dekhenge ai ghunche
abhi shabnam ke rone par hansi malum hoti hai

chalin garm aandhiyan suraj bhi chamka khak-e-maqtal par
wahi khun-e-shahidan ki nami malum hoti hai

zara ai mai-kasho anjam-e-mahfil par nazar rakhna
ki daur-e-akhiri mein nind si malum hoti hai

mah o anjum ke khaliq kuchh nae tare farozan kar
ki phir aafaq mein be-raunaqi malum hoti hai

samundar bhi hai dariya bhi hai chashme bhi hain nahren bhi
aur insan hai ki ab tak tishnagi malum hoti hai

zamane ki taraqqi tishna-e-takmil hai ya rab
abhi ek mard-e-momin ki kami malum hoti hai

na jao dekh lo sham-e-sahar ka jhilmilana bhi
ye mahfil ki bahaar-e-akhiri malum hoti hai

to phir karna hi padta hai wahan iqrar qudrat ka
jahan insan ko apni kami malum hoti hai

meri ek aah par jo phul daman chaak karte the
ab un ko mere nalon par hansi malum hoti hai

ba-zahir chashm-e-saqi mahw-e-khwab-e-naz hai lekin
jawab-e-nargis-e-bedar bhi malum hoti hai

hamesha khush rahe un ki nigahon ki masihai
ab apni zindagi bhi zindagi malum hoti hai

mohabbat hai zarur un se magar meri matanat ko
na jaane kyun ye nisbat bhi buri malum hoti hai

'shafiq' aasar hain mashriq ki jaanib taza kirnon ke
ye meri sham-e-nau ki chandni malum hoti hai