hum aziz is qadar ab ji ka ziyan rakhte hain
dost bhi rakhte hain to dushman-e-jaan rakhte hain

taban insan to dil-dada-e-fasl-e-gul hai
hum ajab log hain jo zauq-e-khizan rakhte hain

aariz-e-gul ho lab-e-yar ho jam-e-mai ho
jism jal uthta hai hum hont jahan rakhte hain

waqia ye bhi hai haq baat nahin kah sakte
ye bhi dawa hai baja munh mein zaban rakhte hain

jis jagah dil tha wahan hasrat-e-dil baqi hai
jis jagah zakhm tha ab ek nishan rakhte hain

hum se kar jata hai wo shakhs fareb aakhir-kar
jis ke bare mein bhi hum nek guman rakhte hain

'shaukat' uslub-e-ghazal hai mutayyan taham
is mein hum munfarid andaz-e-bayan rakhte hain