bikhre hue taron se meri raat bhari hai
ye nur hai ya nur ki daryuza-gari hai

hai aaj bhi pahlu mein wahi zakhm-e-bahaaran
ab tak meri aankhon mein har ek shakh hari hai

duniya mein andheron ke siwa aur raha kya
ek teri tamanna so charagh-e-sahari hai

ab sath na de paenge tute hue bazu
udte hue lamhon se meri ham-safri hai

har lahza badalti hui aankhon pe na jao
dil ke liye ummid-e-faza be-khabari hai

jalwe ki basirat ko samajhti nahin aankhen
aaine ka maqdur pareshan-nazari hai

udte hue aate hain abhi sang-e-tamanna
aur kar-gah-e-dil ki wahi shishagari hai

chup-chap darichon ki taraf dekhte phirna
zinda hain to 'shahzad' yahi dar-badri hai