do-chaar gam pas-e-rifaqat na kar sake
hum phir bhi un se koi shikayat na kar sake

kya aise ham-safar pe bharosa kare koi
jo dil ko bhi sharik-e-masafat na kar sake

insan ka ehtiram tha itna hamein aziz
hum apne dushmanon se bhi nafrat na kar sake

hum log to kuchh aise qadamat-parast hain
paida kisi bhi kaam mein jiddat na kar sake

chunte ho aisa qafila salar kis liye
jo ahl-e-karwan ki hifazat na kar sake

hum aise hukmaran the be-ikhtiyar se
is dil ki saltanat pe hukumat na kar sake

naraaz hum se hain wo hamare sukut par
lab kholne ki khud bhi jo himmat na kar sake

'shahid' dayar-e-dil mein andhera hai chaar su
raushan koi charagh-e-mohabbat na kar sake