hayat hai ki musalsal safar ka aalam hai
har ek sans mein wahshi ghazal ka ram hai

jahan azal se ghata-top zulmaten hain muhit
wahan bhi aaj farozan nigah-e-adam hai

unhin ke khun se damkega kal rukh-e-giti
hayat jin ke liye aaj saghar-e-sam hai

usi ki aanch se pighlega zindagi ka jumud
jo soz aaj ba-zahir dilon mein kam kam hai

jahan-e-soz hai mere khunuk taranon mein
main wo sharar hun jis par rida-e-shabnam hai

na jaane jag uthe 'shad' kab nasib-e-jahan
bahut dinon se mizaj-e-hayat barham hai