husn par bojh hue us ke hi wade ab to
tark kar ai gham-e-dil apne irade ab to

is qadar aam hui shahr mein khun-pairahni
nazar aate nahin be-dagh libaade ab to

tu thaharta nahin mere liye phir zid kaisi
qaid is ham-safari ki bhi utha de ab to

ped ne sae ke harfon mein likha tha jis ko
dubte chand wo tahrir mita de ab to

sokhta lamhe tujhe bar-e-safar hi honge
rakh bhi apne talluq ki uda de ab to

ishtihaar apna liye phirta hun qarya qarya
kya hai qimat meri ye koi bata de ab to

khud ko pahunchai hai kya kya na aziyyat main ne
koi 'shahin' mujhe is ki saza de ab to