aankhon se dur subh ke tare chale gae
nind aa gai to gham ke nazare chale gae

dil tha kisi ki yaad mein masruf aur hum
shishe mein zindagi ko utare chale gae

allah re be-khudi ki hum un ke hi ru-ba-ru
be-ikhtiyar unhi ko pukare chale gae

mushkil tha kuchh to aish ki bazi ka jitna
kuchh jitne ke khauf se haare chale gae

nakaami-e-hayat ka karte bhi kya gila
do din guzarna the guzare chale gae

targhib-e-tark-e-shauq ke parde mein gham-gusar
har naqsh-e-arzu ko ubhaare chale gae

pahunchai kis ne dawat-e-mai ahl-e-zohd ko
shayad teri nazar ke ishaare chale gae

wo dil harif-e-jalwa-e-firdaus ban gaya
jis dil mein tere gham ke sharare chale gae

un ke baghair zist ba-har-haal zist thi
jaisi guzarni thi guzare chale gae

jalwe kahan jo zauq-e-tamasha nahin 'shakil'
nazren chali gain to nazare chale gae