aankhon mein hai par aankh ne dekha nahin abhi
wo but jise ki main ne tarasha nahin abhi

lafzon ke pattharon mein sanam be-shumar hain
mere hi pas soch ka tesha nahin abhi

sadiyon se naqsh hai jo tasawwur pe shahkar
kaghaz pe us ka aks utara nahin abhi

barson se mere sar pe hai tukda ek abr ka
jal-bujh chuka hai jism wo barsa nahin abhi

jine se bhar chuka hai dil-e-zar kya karun
marne ki aarzu-o-tamanna nahin abhi

manind-e-mulk-e-rome luti ghar ki saltanat
yaron ye saneha mujhe bhula nahin abhi

'shahid' nigar khana-e-sad-rang hai jahan
phir bhi wo naqsh aankh se utra nahin abhi