teri aarzu teri justuju mujhe raat din yahi kaam hai
mere dil mein teri hi yaad hai mere lab pe tera hi nam hai

main bhatak raha hun idhar udhar kabhi is nagar kabhi us nagar
mujhe dhadkanon se pata chala mere dil mein tera maqam hai

tumhein kya bataun ata-pata mera gardishon se hai wasta
ki main ek khana-kharab hun kahin subh hai kahin sham hai

jo nahin hai waqt ka ham-safar use subh-o-sham ki kya khabar
ho kisi ka waqt pe kya asar bhala waqt kis ka ghulam hai

hue kya tumhaare wo qahqahe wo gale lagana tapak se
wo khinche khinche se ho aaj kyon na salam hai na payam hai

koi tujh ko pahunchega kya bhala koi tera hita karega kya
jo guman-o-waham se dur hai wo maqam tera maqam hai

ye tilism hai nae daur ka koi imtiyaz karega kya
kahan 'shad' sajda rawa rakhen kahan sar jhukana haram hai