jo dil pe guzarti hai wo samjha nahin sakte
hum dekhne walon ko nazar aa nahin sakte

be-qaid-o-rusum aai hain gulshan mein bahaaren
ab hath gareban ki taraf ja nahin sakte

rangini-e-mustaqbil-e-raushan hai nazar mein
hum talkhi-e-mahaul se ghabra nahin sakte

maghrur na ho fazl-e-khizan aa ke chaman mein
aise bhi hain kuchh phul jo murjha nahin sakte

mana wo mujhe apni nigahon se gira den
lekin mere ehsas ko thukra nahin sakte

arbab-e-khirad lakh subuk-gam hon lekin
be-faiz-e-junun rah-e-talab pa nahin sakte

mana ki tere lutf-o-karam khwab hain lekin
har shakhs ko ye khwab nazar aa nahin sakte

tafsir-e-do-alam hai 'shakil' apna taghazzul
maidan-e-ghazal chhod ke hum ja nahin sakte