duniya mein qasr-o-aiwan be-faeda banaya
uqba inhen banai munim to kya banaya

jo unsuri gharaunda pe chaukhata banaya
ek dam mein wo bashar ka bigda bana banaya

zulfon mein tair-e-jaan jis ne phansa banaya
tan ko qafas ragon ko ek jal sa banaya

soz-e-gham-o-alam se bah jaun shamma-san jo
ai shoala-ru mujhe bhi kya mom ka banaya

naqshe pe khinch saka jab mani se dil-jalon ka
jis ja makan-e-dil tha aatish-kada banaya

bahr-e-jahan mein jis dam pahunchi numud-e-insan
pani ne sar utha ke ek bulbula banaya

pahna kafan utara hasti ke pairahan ko
phenka libas-e-kohna jama naya banaya

khaliq ne jab kaha khalq abru ke bismilon ka
gardan meri banai khanjar tera banaya

chal kar saba ki surat khandan kiya gulon ko
ghunchon ka munh bigada jab munh zara banaya

shishagari pe nazan be-kar shisha-gar hain
koi bhi dil kisi ka tuta hua banaya

aahon ke kudkon ne chhalni kiya yahan tak
saqf-e-falak ko chhatta zambur ka banaya

shan-e-khuda ayan hai har but se mai-kade mein
kabe mein tum ne ja kar ai 'shad' kya banaya