ab kisi shakh pe hilta nahin patta koi
dasht se umr hui guzra na jhonka koi

lab pe fariyaad na hai aankh mein qatra koi
wadi-e-shab mein nahin ham-safar apna koi

khanda-e-mauj meri tishna-labi ne jaana
ret ka tapta hua dekh ke zarra koi

jada-e-shauq pe kal log the aate jate
ab 'sharif' is pe musafir nahin milta koi