hum jal rahe the aur ba-zahir nishan na tha
dil ki lagi wo aag thi jis mein dhuan na tha

roka tha mujh ko meri khudi ke hijab ne
dekha to un ke dar pe koi pasban na tha

mauhum jalwa tha tere aks-e-khayal ka
badla khayal tu ne to sara jahan na tha

wo kar rahe the mujh ko wafaon mein pukhta-kar
mashq-e-sitam hai madd-e-nazar imtihan na tha

parwaz-e-fikr bhi rahi zauq-e-nazar ke sath
pabandi-e-qafas se mujhe kuchh ziyan na tha

tha eatibar-e-naqs-o-kamal-e-nigah-e-shauq
wo jalwa jo ayan bhi nahin tha nihan na tha

hum ko to iltifat-e-karam ka raha khayal
warna zaban pe harf-e-tamanna giran na tha

bijli chamak chamak ke nazar dalti rahi
girti kahan chaman mein mera aashiyan na tha

thi zindagi muhaal gham-e-ishq ke baghair
jo gham diya gaya tha gham-e-jawedan na tha

inkar karte kya ki zalum-o-jahul the
ye to nahin ki bar-e-amanat giran na tha

'shakir' hua wafa-e-musalsal se kaamyab
aaghaz-e-ishq mein to wo kuchh mehrban na tha