banjar zamin thi aur makan koi bhi na tha
main us jagah basa tha jahan koi bhi na tha

wahshat baras rahi thi jahan-e-kharab mein
dil ko lubha sake wo saman koi bhi na tha

sab se juda hua tha main jis ke yaqin par
ho jaega juda wo guman koi bhi na tha

tapti hui zamin pe barson chala hun main
lekin mere qadam ka nishan koi bhi na tha

hadd-e-nigah shoale ugalti rahi zamin
hairat ki baat hai ki dhuan koi bhi na tha

rah-e-wafa mein kharch hui 'shad' zindagi
pas-e-mafad pas-e-ziyan koi bhi na tha