yun dekhne mein to upar se sakht hun shayad
magar darun-e-badan lakht lakht hun shayad

mere nasib mein likkhi hai shab ki tariki
main dubte hue suraj ka bakht hun shayad

qarib o dur nahin hai koi bhi apna sa
ujad bagh ka tanha darakht hun shayad

mujhe kisi ne suna hi nahin tawajjoh se
main bad-zaban sada-e-karakht hun shayad

nahif kandhon pe bar-e-gham-e-do-alam hai
sarapa rahu o ketu ka takht hun shayad

meri talash mein hai koi aisa lagta hai
kisi ka gum-shuda 'shadab' rakht hun shayad