jo bhi apnon se ulajhta hai wo kar kya lega
waqt bikhri hui taqat ka asar kya lega

khar hi khar hain ta-hadd-e-nazar diwane
hai ye diwana-e-insaf udhar kya lega

jaan par khel bhi jata hai sazawar-e-qafas
is bharose mein na rahiyega ye kar kya lega

pasti-e-zauq bulandi-e-nazar dar-o-rasan
un se tu mangne jata hai magar kya lega

rahbar-e-qaum-o-watan us ko khuda sharmae
khud jo bhatka ho wo auron ki khabar kya lega

sham-e-mahfil ka baqiyya hai farogh-e-ummid
sham se jis ka ye aalam ho sahar kya lega

baghban koshish-e-beja pe magan hai lekin
bhang bota hai jo gulshan mein samar kya lega

shaer-e-gauhar-e-be-ab-e-zamana ai 'shad'
sher-fahmon se kabhi dad-e-hunar kya lega