ab dimagh-o-dil mein wo quwwat nahin wo dil nahin
'shad' ab ashaar mere dar-khur-e-mahfil nahin

tu mere ashk-e-nadamat ki haqiqat kuchh na puchh
us ka har qatra wo dariya hai jahan sahil nahin

ghar khuda ka tha magar but is mein aa kar bas gae
ab muraqqa hai hasinon ka hamara dil nahin

nukta-chin ho meri rindana rawish par kyun koi
main koi zahid nahin waiz nahin aaqil nahin

parda-dari karti hai dar-parda laila ishq ki
jazba-e-dil qais ka hai parda-e-mahmil nahin

inqalab-e-dahr se ulta zamane ka waraq
ahl-e-mahfil wo nahin wo raunaq-e-mahfil nahin

hind mein chalne lagi hai ab hawa-e-inqalab
'shad' sach hai ye jagah rahne ke ab qabil nahin

saghar-e-mai pesh kar ke shaikh kahlata hun main
hadiya-e-ahqar hai ye go aap ke qabil nahin

haq mein ab aashiq ke dekhen faisla hota hai kya
ishq ka dawa huzur-e-husn to baatil nahin