baat zid ki hai sawal aaina-khane ka nahin
tum bulaoge bhi mujh ko to main aane ka nahin

qarz ki shakl mein har sans ada hoti hai
zindagi hai ye koi khwab diwane ka nahin

waqt ke jabr se mahfuz na rah paoge
hausla tum mein agar zarb lagane ka nahin

lutne wale mujhe tu bhi pasheman hoga
ghar ka takhmina hai naqsha ye khazane ka nahin

waqt mashuq nahin hai ki mana loge ise
ruth jaega to phir laut ke aane ka nahin

ghar pe aae hue mehman se munh pherte ho
ye tariqa to sharifon ke gharane ka nahin

in hawaon ki ianat bhi zaruri hai 'shakil'
masala sirf charaghon ko jalane ka nahin