hae kaisi wo sham hoti hai
dastan jab tamam hoti hai

ye to baaten hain sirf zahid ki
kahin mai bhi haram hoti hai

sham-e-furqat ki uljhanen tauba
kis ghazab ki ye sham hoti hai

ishq mein aur qarar kya mani
zindagi tak haram hoti hai

ho ke aati hai jab udhar se saba
kitni nazuk-khiram hoti hai

ye tasadduq hai un ki zulfon ka
meri har subh sham hoti hai

jab bhi hoti hain jannaten taqsim
hur zahid ke nam hoti hai

lamhe aate hain wo bhi ulfat mein
jab khamoshi kalam hoti hai

pine wala ho gar to saqi ki
har nazar daur-e-jam hoti hai

har ada hum ada-shanason ki
zindagi ka payam hoti hai

waqt thahra hua sa hai 'naushad'
na sahar aur na sham hoti hai