bulandi manzilon ki azm se badh kar banata hun
nishan-e-rah khurshid-o-mah-o-akhtar banata hun

ye apna zauq hai ki pattharon ke shahr mein rah kar
tumhaare waste shishe ka hamdam ghar banata hun

masaib se na ghabrana meri fitrat mein shamil hai
gham-o-ranj-o-alam ka roz ek daftar banata hun

mere shahin-sifat bachche had-e-parwaz tak pahunchen
kuchh is andaz se main un ke baal-o-par banata hun

hun apni qaum ka jarrah yun kahte hain ahl-e-fan
isi khatir main fikr-o-fan ke kuchh nashtar banata hun

meri ghazlon ka ek ek sher goya ek sipahi hai
main kaghaz ke sipahi kat kar lashkar banata hun

kahan mumkin wo apne 'shad' se baaten karen dil ki
khayalon mein visal-e-yar ke manzar banata hun