badal chuki hai har ek yaad apni surat bhi
wo ahd-e-rafta ka har khwab har haqiqat bhi

kuchh un ke kaam nikalte hain dushmani mein meri
main dushmanon ki hamesha se hun zarurat bhi

kisi bhi lafz ne thama nahin hai hath mera
main padh ke dekh chuki aakhiri ibarat bhi

ye jis ne rok liya mujh ko aage badhne se
wo meri be-gharazi thi meri zarurat bhi

meri shikasta-dili hi ba-ru-e-kar aai
wagarna waqt to karta nahin riayat bhi

main apni baat kisi se bhi kar na paungi
mujhe tabah karegi ye meri aadat bhi

main kaise baat bhala dil ki man lun 'shabnam'
ki us ko mujh se mohabbat bhi thi adawat bhi

ye mera ijz ki dil mein use utarne diya
ye us ka man ki mangi nahin ijazat bhi