jo muhibba-e-wafa hain wo wafa karte hain
kuchh gharaz is se nahin koi jafa karte hain

khugar-e-dard hain sab kuchh wo saha karte hain
dushmanon se nahin matlab ki wo kya karte hain

hum jigar tham ke jab aah-e-rasa karte hain
ek qayamat mein qayamat hi bapa karte hain

chaaragar ka ho bhala kaun rahin-e-minnat
hum to khud apni hi zakhmon ko siya karte hain

saz ho aish ka ya sur-e-musibat dam-saz
ab to har haal mein hum shukr ada karte hain

aap sharma gae kyun dekh ke raqs-e-bismil
kya kahin tir-e-nazar chal ke khata karte hain

aatish-e-ishq-e-watan rakhte hain dil mein raushan
apni hi aag mein jal jal ke bujha karte hain

har hubab-e-lab-e-ju jalwa-gah-e-hasti hai
naqsh ban ban ke zamane se mita karte hain

'shauq' sa banda-e-azad zamane mein kahan
aaj sunte hain ki wo yaad-e-khuda karte hain