bandagi mein guzar nahin hoti
zindagi yun basar nahin hoti

soz-e-dil se agar nahin hoti
to dua kargar nahin hoti

dekhne hi ki jaan hoti hai
dil pe apne nazar nahin hoti

haal-e-baatin ko aap kya jaanen
chashm-e-zahir jo tar nahin hoti

din mein hazir sukun nahin hota
chain se shab basar nahin hoti

bagh-e-ulfat mein har hasin khwahish
bar-dar-e-samar nahin hoti

parda-dari ka is liye hai gila
rehn aql-e-bashar nahin hoti

wo mohabbat jo ain fitrat hai
aql par munhasar nahin hoti

un se rahti hai ba-khabar duniya
jin ko apni khabar nahin hoti

shauq-e-parwaz ain iman hai
koi ummid par nahin hoti

fikr-e-manzil hai rah mein hail
be-khudi ham-safar nahin hoti

jo tajalli nazar se makhfi ho
wo nasib-e-bashar nahin hoti

sajde do-chaar hi ghanimat hain
chaakari umr bhar nahin hoti

shan-e-rahmat se saf sabit hai
sadgi mukhtasar nahin hoti

'shad' rahta hun bazm-e-rindan mein
is mein fikr-e-sahar nahin hoti