phir is duniya se ummid-e-wafa hai
tujhe ai zindagi kya ho gaya hai

badi zalim nihayat bewafa hai
ye duniya phir bhi kitni khushnuma hai

koi dekhe to bazm-e-zindagi mein
ujalon ne andhera kar diya hai

khuda se log bhi khaif kabhi the
magar logon se ab khaif khuda hai

maze puchho kuchh us se zindagi ke
hawadis mein jise jina pada hai

mere pahlu mein dil hai to yaqinan
azal hi se magar tuta hua hai

zaban-o-fan se main waqif nahin hun
magar wijdan mera rahnuma hai

mere naqqad meri shairi to
mere tute hue dil ki sada hai

kahan hun 'shad' main to shad sa hun
wo shad-e-khush-nawa to mar chuka hai