dekh kar ru-e-sanam ko na bahal jaunga
marte dam le ke sambhaala to sambhal jaunga

tan kafan-posh to ho aur hi pairahan mein
ujle kapde mein badalte hi badal jaunga

chaman-e-dahr mein wo barg-e-khizani hun main
gar na barbaad hua aag mein jal jaunga

hun wo sabit-qadam ai charkh jo bhaunchaal bhi aae
chahe tal jae zamin main nahin tal jaunga

main wo uftada-e-chashm-o-nazar-e-alam hun
panw pakdegi zamin bhi to phisal jaunga

saz-o-saman-e-tarab kuchh na agar hath aaya
jhanjh ho kar kaf-e-afsos hi mal jaunga

'shad' bahkun na kabhi nashsha-e-daulat ho hazar
kuchh main kam-zarf nahin hun jo ubal jaunga