kis buri saat se khat le kar gaya
nama-bar ab tak na aaya mar gaya

jate hi dil us gali mein mar gaya
marne wala bewafai kar gaya

dil to jaane ko gaya lekin mujhe
us bhari mahfil mein ruswa kar gaya

hasraten thin jine wali ji gain
marne wala tha dil apna mar gaya

gham ki lazzat ibtida mein thi magar
is qadar khaya ki ab ji bhar gaya

har niwala us ka ab to talkh hai
umr nemat thi magar ji bhar gaya

kya kahun ahwal uthti bazm ka
pahle mina baad ko saghar gaya

dil ne ek din bhi na dekha tujh ko aah
us gali tak khwab mein aksar gaya

marne wale dil tujhe ab kya kahun
khair bakhsha main ne jo kuchh kar gaya

kya kahun in aansuon ka zor o shor
aankhen jhapki thin ki chullu bhar gaya

dil gila karta tha khub us shokh ka
tazkira mahshar ka sun kar dar gaya

jis jagah dara ko bheja tha wahin
kuchh dinon ke baad askandar gaya

jis ka kahlata hai wan thi kya kami
ai gada kyun mangne dar-dar gaya

dil ne sabqat ki hawas o sabr par
pahle sultan baad ko lashkar gaya

munh se nikla tha ki pahuncha arsh par
nala-e-dil nam uncha kar gaya

dil ye umda mai se khali dekh kar
jam ashkon se labaalab bhar gaya

gir na jae khak par qatra koi
bas bas ai saqi ki saghar bhar gaya

mai-kasho matam karo ab 'shad' ka
hae kya mai-khwar rahlat kar gaya

'shad' kya kuchh kam hain do kam sath sal
zindagi se bas dil apna bhar gaya