kahun main kya ki kya dard-e-nihan hai
tumhaare puchhne hi se ayan hai

shikayat ki bhi ab taqat kahan hai
nigah-e-hasrat aah-e-na-tawan hai

nishan-e-pa-e-gair us aastan par
nahin hai mere marqad ka nishan hai

ajal ne ki hai kis dam mehrbani
ki jab pahlu mein wo na-mehrban hai

tujhe bhi mil gaya hai koi tujh sa
ab aaine se wo sohbat kahan hai

ye kis gul-ru ka aalam yaad aaya
dam-e-sard ek nasim-e-bostan hai

hui betabi-e-bulbul moassir
ki ghabraya hua kuchh baghban hai

sahar un ko irada hai safar ka
qayamat aane mein shab darmiyan hai

koi yan lao us isa-nafas ko
ki marta 'shefta' nam ek jawan hai