dard-e-dil ki unhen khabar na hui
aah minnat-kash-e-asar na hui

apni taqdir rah par na hui
koi tadbir kargar na hui

jurm-e-ulfat se jhuk gain aankhen
chaar un se meri nazar na hui

naza mein wo na aae baalin par
maut bhi meri mo'atabar na hui

dekhte hain sabhi nazar un ki
aur apni nazar nazar na hui

yun tamanna ke phul murjhae
shakh-e-ummid barwar na hui

un se milne ki aarzu puri
hashr se wo bhi peshtar na hui

hijr ki shab mariz-e-furqat ne
jaan de di magar sahar na hui

aise jine se maut behtar hai
zindagi zindagi agar na hui

saikdon inqalab aae magar
dil ki duniya idhar-udhar na hui

lakh science ne taraqqi ki
dastaras maut par magar na hui

kya karen sharh-e-haal-e-dil 'shoala'
gham ki rudad mukhtasar na hui