chot phulon ki chhadi se bhi na kyon dil par lage
shahr mein har aadmi jab dard ka paikar lage

kar-gah-e-zindagi goya hai dasht-e-karbala
raste mein jis taraf bhi jaiye thokar lage

is dayar-e-raushni ne yun kiya hai khira-chashm
zindagi jaise yahan shab se bhi tira-tar lage

raste viran chehre faq labon par khamushi
dosto ye shahr bhi ab mujh ko apna ghar lage

waqt ka be-rahm suraj kyon na ho zohra-gudaz
subh ki thandi hawa bhi jab mujhe khanjar lage

manzilen aisi bhi aai hain safar mein zat ke
phul bhi zer-e-qadam aae to wo patthar lage

zakhm tanhai ka 'shibli' tha na kuchh kam jaan-gudaz
aur is par ye hua ki pai-ba-pai nashtar lage