hue jama afkar sar mein bahut
pade pech arz-e-hunar mein bahut

gurezan hai har manzar-e-jism-o-jaan
koi shai hai andar safar mein bahut

satane ko bahar balaen kai
darane ko aaseb ghar mein bahut

kahun kya ki hai sans dekhi hui
hawa band hai is nagar mein bahut

umid-e-samar rakh na 'shahin' abhi
ki zahr-e-khizan hai shajar mein bahut