gir ke qadmon pe sar-e-bazm tadapna dekha
marne wale ka meri jaan tamasha dekha

ek jahan tera tamashai hai sab ko hai khabar
aaina dekh ke mujh ko ye bata kya dekha

khol kar nama mera us ne padha bhi ki nahin
nama-bar meri taraf se use kaisa dekha

dil jise kahte hain pahlu mein kabhi wo hoga
hum ne to dil ki jagah dagh-e-tamanna dekha

kaun kahta hai ki shohrat tere aashiq ki nahin
us ko to kucha-o-bazar mein ruswa dekha

aaina-khane mein nikla na koi tera jawab
yahi kahta tha mohabbat ka taqaza dekha

tum to masruf rahe husn ki aaraish mein
hum ne aaine mein kal ek sitam-ara dekha

jal gaya tur gire hazrat-e-musa ghash mein
kya kaleja tha ki jis ne tera jalwa dekha

ishq ki ye bhi karamat hai agar tum samjho
tum ne apna meri aankhon mein samana dekha

tiktiki bandhe hue dekh raha tha tum ko
tum ne 'shankar' ka bhi mahfil mein tamasha dekha