dard mein jab kami si hoti hai
dil tadapta hai aankh roti hai

wasl ki raat raat hoti hai
qalb bedar aankh soti hai

samne un ke lab nahin khulte
band goya zaban hoti hai

ek qatra hai un ki mizhgan par
ya koi la-jawab moti hai

bahr-e-ulfat mein kashti-e-dil ko
mauja-e-ummid hi duboti hai

aankh kahti hai gham ke afsane
ek aisi ghadi bhi hoti hai

dil mein chutki si le raha hai kaun
aankh kyun bar bar roti hai

mil ke do qalb jab bichhadte hain
zindagi zindagi ko roti hai

gham ki rudad puchhne wale
aansuon ki zaban hoti hai

dil jala aasman na jal jae
aah-e-bekas kharab hoti hai

be-zarurat si guftugu 'shatir'
e'tibar aadmi ka khoti hai