dil ki basti pe kisi dard ka saya bhi nahin
aisa virani ka mausam kabhi aaya bhi nahin

hum kisi aur hi aalam mein raha karte hain
ahl-e-duniya ne jahan aake sataya bhi nahin

hum pe is aalam-e-taza mein guzarti kya hai
tum ne puchha bhi nahin hum ne bataya bhi nahin

kab se hun gharq kisi jhil ki gahrai mein
raaz-e-ayyam magar aql ne paya bhi nahin

be-zamini ka ye dukh aur zamin bhi apni
bebasi aisi ki nukta ye uthaya bhi nahin

be-jihat uthte hue thokaren khate ye qadam
rahbar mera mujhe rah pe laya bhi nahin

us ne hamdardi ke paiman to bahut bandhe the
aa padi hai to mera hath bataya bhi nahin

dil ki diwaron se lipti hai kisi sham ki yaad
jaane wala to kabhi laut ke aaya bhi nahin

sard-mehri ki jigar chhalni kiye deti hai
us ne yun dekhne mein hath chhudaya bhi nahin

us se ummid-e-wafa bandh rakhi hai 'shahid'
jis ne ye bar mohabbat ka uthaya bhi nahin