lamhon ne yun samet liya fasla bahut
main ne padha to kuchh na tha lekin padha bahut

kitne junun-nawaz bichhad ke chale gae
josh-e-junun ke sath na tha walwala bahut

duba safina jis mein musafir koi na tha
lekin bhare hue the wahan na-khuda bahut

sau daeron mein bat ke numayan na ho sake
socho agar to hoga bas ek daera bahut

shayad yahi kitab-e-mohabbat ho la-jawab
meri wafa ke sath hai teri jafa bahut

zakhmon ke sath sath namak-pashiyan bhi thin
dekha hai mere ishq ne ye silsila bahut

aankhon mein dam tika hai wo aa jaen is ghadi
dast-e-talab hai mere liye ye dua bahut

tujh ko 'shahid' sada-dili ki nazar lagi
imkan warna tere liye bhi raha bahut