badan ki qabr mein khwabon ki lash hai main hun
qadam qadam pe hi fikr-e-maash hai main hun

zamane bhar mein to ye raaz fash hai main hun
magar mujhe to meri hi talash hai main hun

har ek zarb nae tajarbe ukere hai
hayat hai ki koi sang-tarash hai main hun

lagengi boliyan jannat ki ab sar-e-bazar
bikegi khuld-e-barin uf winash hai main hun

jo waqt mazi mein guzra hai kash ruk jata
labon pe aaj faqat lafz-e-kash hai main hun

har ek qadam pe nai hasraten panapti hain
na jaane kaisa ye ek moh-pash hai main hun

kyun lamha lamha hi badhti hi ja rahi hai 'shahab'
ye guzre waqt ki kaisi kharash hai main hun