hai ajab shaghl mera raat ke dhal jaane tak
dekhta rahta hun tara koi jal jaane tak

phir sula dega use bahr ka ek gahra sukut
masti hai mauj mein sahil pe machal jaane tak

kya hua us ki girah mein hai agar ek duri
main bhi to us ka hun bas us ke badal jaane tak

phir wahi main mera phir hoga wahi kar-e-jahan
baat sari hai kisi gham ke bahal jaane tak

wo zarurat se ziyaada hi faraghat thi ki main
jis mein phirta raha hasrat ke nikal jaane tak

mera ek uzr wo sunta raha khamoshi se
aur main baitha raha barf pighal jaane tak

rok rakhni hai kahin ek jagah dard ki raat
kisi bimar ki haalat ke sambhal jaane tak

rizq mitti ka mera khun nahin banne wala
subh ke chehre pe ghaza koi mal jaane tak

ain mumkin hai thahar jae kahin aaj ka din
aur ye thahra hi rahe yun tere kal jaane tak

ek aatish hai ki dahkae hue rakhti hai
kisi zanjir ke halqon ke pighal jaane tak

main bhi 'shahin' use milne nahin jaane wala
us ke andar se kisi bal ke nikal jaane tak