itne dukhi hain hum ko masarrat bhi gham bane
amrit hamare hont se mas ho to sam bane

roe ba-rang-e-abr farishte bhi gundh kar
kis dasht-e-ashk-o-ah ki mitti se hum bane

kuchh aur bhi to shish-mahal raste mein the
kyun hum faqat nishana-e-sang-e-sitam bane

aankhon ke samne hai shikasta dar-e-sukun
hum tak rahe hain der se taswir-e-gham bane

barse hain dasht-e-zist mein hum par wo sang-o-khisht
yakja simat ke aaen to koh-e-alam bane

lahje ke bankpan mein chhupate hain dil ka soz
hum aise rakh-rakhao ke fankar kam bane

jo dastan mitai ziyaada likhi gai
jitne hamare hath tarashe qalam bane

'zulfi' wo sarzamin ki jahan dafn hai 'shakeb'
wo kyun na ahl-e-fan ke liye mohtaram bane