bhatak gaya tha hamara jo karwan na mila
kahan kahan use dhunda koi nishan na mila

jabin-e-shauq thi bechain sajda karne ko
jabin-e-shauq ko tera hi aastan na mila

fareb-o-jaur-o-sitam tere sah liye hans kar
jahan-e-ishq ko hum sa bhi be-zaban na mila

ye chand phul sitare nasim-e-subh-e-bahaar
tujhe hi dekha manazir mein tu kahan na mila

tumhaare shahr mein sab kuchh mila wafa ke siwa
hazar dhunda koi yar mehrban na mila

hujum-e-dard-o-alam mein hi mubtala paya
bichhad ke aap se koi bhi shadman na mila

bhari bahaar mein 'shabnam' khizan ka aalam hai
ki khar-zar mila hum ko gulsitan na mila