hum apni sari khwahish har tamanna chhod dete hain
tumhein pane ko hum har roz kya kya chhod dete hain

main jab bhi syah raaton mein tumhaara nam leta hun
tumhaari yaad ke jugnu ujala chhod dete hain

ye tanhai hamein ek roz tanha kar ke manegi
chalo tanhaiyon ko hum hi tanha chhod dete hain

hamein apni zamin ka hi gharaunda thik lagta hai
tabhi to hum sitaron ka thikana chhod dete hain

kahin rishton ke kamre mein wo khud ko qaid na samjhen
so hum bahar nikalne ka bhi rasta chhod dete hain

mohabbat mein kiya har ek wada yun nibhate hain
ki hum wade ki khatir sari duniya chhod dete hain

ziyaada raushni mein bhi dikhai kuchh nahin deta
tumhaari aankh khul jae andhera chhod dete hain

ye daulat ghair ki hai sath to ja hi na paegi
to phir kis kaam ka hai ye khazana chhod dete hain

zaruri to nahin hai 'shad' har qissa mukammal ho
to apni is ghazal ko bhi adhura chhod dete hai