isi ka nam hai diwana banna aur bana dena
buton ke samne ja kar khuda ka wasta dena

nigah-e-shauq ka badh kar naqab-e-rukh utha dena
tere jalwe ka barham ho ke ek bijli gira dena

khudai hi khuda ki khak se insan bana dena
tumhaara khel hai insan ko mitti mein mila dena

main apni dastan-e-dard-e-dil ro ro ke kahta hun
jahan se chahna tum sunte sunte muskura dena

mazaq-e-shikwa achchha hai magar ek shart hi ai dil
yahan jo yaad kar lena wahan ja kar bhula dena

wafa be-shak jafaon ka badal hai lekin ai zalim
bahut mushkil hai mujh se rone wale ko hansa dena

zaban ko shikwa-sanji ka maza hi baat kahne do
main tum se ye nahin kahta ki tum dad-e-wafa dena

yahi mani hain ai 'shaukat' buland-o-past ke shayad
nigahon par chadhana aur nazron se gira dena