chaak-dil ho koi ya khak-basar kya hoga
jis ko ehsas nahin us ko asar kya hoga

hasil-e-dard ba-juz dida-e-tar kya hoga
nahin malum yahan apna guzar kya hoga

pahle aaghaz-e-shab-e-gham to samajh mein aae
baad ki baat hai hangam-e-sahar kya hoga

dekh kar rang-e-jahan-e-guzaran hairan hun
jab ye aalam hai idhar ka to udhar kya hoga

zindagi zauq-e-safar tark nahin kar sakti
soch kar kya karun anjam-e-safar kya hoga

aap to khair se barsat ka suraj thahre
hum gharibon ki umidon ka magar kya hoga

is se to ruh sanwarti hai nazar banti hai
koi jalwa bhi tera sarf-e-nazar kya hoga

dur tak waqt ki rahon mein andhera hai abhi
dil na sulge to charaghon ka asar kya hoga

zindagi aur sukun ek khula dhoka hai
sans jab tak hai kashakash se mafar kya hoga

khun dil ka na ho tamir mein jab tak shamil
mo'atabar koi bhi andaz-e-nazar kya hoga

waqt ke sath chale jate hain jaane wale
sochte rahte hain sab zindagi bhar kya hoga

'shauq' aazar-talab fitrat-e-dil hai apni
lakh hum chahenge aaram magar kya hoga