ab kya kahen jo mausam-e-gulshan ka haal hai
phulon se rabta na saba ka khayal hai

har aarzu ki aankh mein aansu lahu ke hain
kis ka ye dil ke shahr mein yaum-e-visal hai

mujh ko kiya tha qaidi-e-taqdir kis liye
qudrat se intizar-e-jawab-o-sawal hai

jazbon ki anjuman mein usi ki hai raushni
gul-ha-e-arzu mein usi ka jamal hai

jo bukhl se kiya hai ikattha tamam umr
tera nahin hai wo tere beton ka mal hai

har gosha-e-zamin pe zara ghaur se padho
likkhi jo dastan-e-uruj-o-zawal hai

'shahid' wo puchhte hain mera haal kya kahun
jaisa tha pichhle sal wahi ab ke sal hai