aah sharminda-e-asar na hui
koi tadbir kargar na hui

multafit aap ki nazar na hui
shakh-e-ummid barwar na hui

hum ne din jis jagah guzar diya
raat apni wahan basar na hui

aib auron ke dhundte hain hum
apne afaal par nazar na hui

qissa-e-gham agar na tha kotah
zindagani bhi mukhtasar na hui

rah gai dil mein dagh-e-dil ban kar
wo tamanna jo barwar na hui

dad do mere zabt-e-gham ki mujhe
dil bhi roya to chashm tar na hui

mere takhil ki bulandi bhi
kabhi mohtaj-e-baal-o-par na hui

khubiyan dekhiye muqaddar ki
ho gai sham to sahar na hui

un se milne ki aarzu puri
baat mumkin sahi magar na hui

dil pe guzre wo hadse 'shankar'
ek ghadi chain se basar na hui