dam-e-barq-o-baad hota nafas-e-sharar hota
kisi rang se to jina mujhe sazgar hota

mujhe us ki be-rukhi ka bhi jo e'tibar hota
main dua ko hath utha kar na gunahgar hota

na bala se ashk thamte na dua qubul hoti
main khulus-e-bandgi se to na sharmsar hota

wo naqab uth bhi jata to nazar kahan se late
tere ru-ba-ru bhi tera wahi intizar hota

gham-e-dostan ghanimat hai watan se dur warna
mere dil pe kya guzarti jo mera dayar hota

mujhe 'shor' de rahe hain wo fareb-e-tez-gami
ki jo do qadam bhi chalte to na e'tibar hota