bujhe na shama-e-gham-e-dil to kya sahar hona
dalil-e-subh nahin raat ka basar hona

kabhi zamin pe kabhi takht-e-arsh par hona
sikha diya hai kisi ne hamein bashar hona

kabhi idhar se guzarna kabhi udhar hona
hai kuchh na kuchh to hawaon ka mere sar hona

hazar marhala-e-daur se guzarna hai
koi mazaq nahin sham ka sahar hona

khatak raha hai dil-e-baghban mein kanta sa
chaman se pyar mera matmah-e-nazar hona

hansi nahin hai gham-e-zist ka bharam rakhna
khudi ki aag mein jalna hai dida-war hona

giran bahut hi giran ahl-e-dil pe guzri hai
tera rumuz-e-mohabbat se be-khabar hona

fasil-e-shahr pe rakh di hai hum ne sham-e-wafa
fusun-e-shab ka hai dushwar kargar hona

hai nukta-ras to koi nukta-chin ai 'shaariq'
tazad-e-zat bana sahab-e-hunar hona