haalat par nigah ruton par nazar na thi
jab tak rahe chaman mein chaman ki khabar na thi

khud apne ghar ko aag dikhai thi aap ne
is mein to koi sazish-e-barq-o-sharar na thi

rudad-e-tira-bakhti-e-ahbab kya kahen
un ke liye sahar bhi tulu-e-sahar na thi

fasl-e-bahaar mein tar-o-taza nahin hawa
shayad shajar ko khwahish-e-barg-o-samar na thi

tuti hui umid shikasta the hausle
dil ki tabahiyon pe magar aankh tar na thi

dasht-e-talab mein itne andhere the kargar
rakhshanda ek kiran bhi sar-e-rahguzar na thi

phir kyun suna diya tha adalat ne faisla
'shahid' meri gawahi agar mo'atabar na thi