apnon hi pe hoti hai har mashq-e-jafa pahle
ki chaak bahaaron ne phulon ki qaba pahle

us ke liye utthe the go dast-e-dua pahle
bimar ki qismat se aa pahunchi qaza pahle

ab un ki jafaon ka kyon dahr se shikwa hai
dali thi hamin ne to buniyaad-e-wafa pahle

mahsus ye hota hai jaise kabhi dekha ho
ai dost magar tujh ko dekha to na tha pahle

bimar-e-mohabbat ke andaz batate hain
tadbir-o-dawa aakhir taqdir-o-dua pahle

kya fikr hai diwane mil jaenge phir wo bhi
tu chaak-e-gareban ko daman se mila pahle

'shauq' us ke tajassus mein ye haal bhi guzra hai
puchha hai zamane se apna hi pata pahle