ishq-e-rukh-o-zulf mein kiya kuch
shab aa ke raha sahar kiya kuch

khayyat-e-nafas ka hai baja kuch
darzi ka hai kya maqam kya kuch

jab mauj-e-rawan kahin na thahri
dam le ke habab kar gaya kuch

har-dam hai rawa na umr-e-insan
har ek nafas hai kar raha kuch

parwana jala to shama boli
tera hai udhar idhar mera kuch

wo sozan-e-saat-e-rawan hun
karti hai jo har minute sada kuch

ghunghru dam-e-naza bolta hai
aawaz jaras ne di hua kuch

hum sath the pa-shikasta jis ke
lashkar wo jahan se kar gaya kuch

shab-bhar hai farogh-e-shoala ai 'shad'
hangam-e-sahar hai shama ka kuch