ba-qadr-e-shauq maza iztirab ka na mila
ki dil ko dard mila bhi to la-dawa na mila

kahan pahunch ke hua hai malal-e-gumshudgi
ye sun raha hun ki un ko mera pata na mila

maza mila tha mohabbat ki ibtida mein magar
phir us ke baad aziyyat mili maza na mila

bahut qarib thi sarhadd-e-be-khudi lekin
khudi ki had mein bhatakte rahe khuda na mila

jabin-e-shauq mein sajde the inqalab-angez
magar ye khair hui un ka naqsh-e-pa na mila

hayat-e-ishq ko didar-e-husn lazim hai
tere baghair kisi sans mein maza na mila

talash-e-husn to hai himmat-azma 'shahid'
meri nigah ko ab tak mera pata na mila