ab tak shikayaten hain dil-e-bad-nasib se
ek din kisi ko dekh liya tha qarib se

aksar ba-zom-e-tark-e-mohabbat khuda gawah
guzra chala gaya hun dayar-e-habib se

dast-e-khizan ne badh ke wahin us ko chun liya
jo phul gir gaya nigah-e-andalib se

ahl-e-sukun se khel na ai mauj-e-imbisat
ek din ulajh ke dekh kisi gham-nasib se

na ahl-e-naz ko bhi mile fursat-e-niyaz
main dur hat gaya jo wo guzre qarib se

ye kis khata pe ruth gai chashm-e-iltifat
ye kab ka intiqam liya mujh gharib se

un ke baghair bhi hai wahi zindagi ka daur
haalat-e-zindagi hain magar kuchh ajib se

samjhe hue the husn-e-azal jis ko hum 'shakil'
apna hi aks-e-rukh nazar aaya qarib se