begana ho ke bazm-e-jahan dekhta hun main
duniya ke rang-o-bu ka saman dekhta hun mein

raushan-zamir jaise koi sarf-e-did hoe
yun jalwa-ha-e-kaun-o-makan dekhta hun mein

arzan hai zulm-o-jaur ki uftadgi magar
jins-o-wafa-o-mehr-e-garan dekhta hun main

ek samt jashn-e-shadi-o-hangama-e-nishat
ek samt hashr aah-o-fughan dekhta hun main

sharh-e-alam daraaz hai al-qissa ai 'shakil'
ek dagh apne dil mein nihan dekhta hun main