kabe ka pata aur kalisa ka nishan aur
ye kya ki wahi baat yahan aur wahan aur

mathe pe badha lijiye jhumar ke nishan aur
ban jaegi gardun ke liye kahkashan aur

paya tha hamare hi dil-e-zar ka tukda
aaina banaya tha sikandar ne kahan aur

main ne na banaya kabhi mumtaz ka rauza
thi meri khalish aur gham-e-shah-jahan aur

jari rahe sar-garmi-e-alfaz-o-maani
han soz-e-bayan soz-e-bayan soz-e-bayan aur

'shadan' kabhi dekhe to tadap jae zamana
hote hain gham-e-dil ki salibon ke nishan aur