na koi mehrban apna na koi raaz-dan apna
jise samjhe the apna dil wo dil bhi ab kahan apna

jo ho chashm-e-karam teri jo ho tu mehrban apna
zamin apni falak apna makin apne makan apna

wo le kar aaina baithe the lene imtihan apna
kiya hathon se apne daman-e-dil dhajjiyan apna

bhatakte phir rahe hain justuju-e-yar mein ab tak
kahin tikne nahin deta hamein wahm-o-guman apna

jawani mein kise neki badi ka hosh hota hai
jawani mein nahin kuchh sujhta sud-o-ziyan apna

zamane ne wo karwat meri duniya badal dali
na ab hai raaz-dan koi na koi mehrban apna

kisi ko yaad hum aate nahin is anjuman mein ab
ba-hamdillah zikr-e-khair rahta tha jahan apna

wo gul hain hum gulistan se ude yun bu-e-gul ban kar
na dhunde se mila gulchin ko phir nam-o-nishan apna

maza ustad ke sheron ka hum ko 'shad' aata hai
wo hai tarz-e-sukhan apni wo hai rang-e-bayan apna