sard aahon ne mere zakhmon ko aabaad kiya
dil ki choton ne jo rah rah ke tujhe yaad kiya

mehrbani mere sayyaad ki dekhe koi
jab khizan aai mujhe qaid se aazad kiya

mahfil-e-naz se laya jo yahan tak un ko
tu ne ye kaam ajab ai dil-e-nashad kiya

mai-kashon ne use saqi ka ishaara samjha
jhuk ke shishe ne jo saghar se kuchh irshad kiya

dil-e-betab ko mushkil se sambhaala tha magar
zabt-e-gham ne mujhe aamada-e-fariyaad kiya

kaam jab kuchh na bana ishq ki nakaami se
dard ne aap ko sharminda-e-be-dad kiya

khud mujhe bhi nahin barbaadi ka ehsas 'shajia'
is saliqe se kisi ne mujhe barbaad kiya