kitni be-nur thi din bhar nazar-e-parwana
raat aai to hui hai sahar-e-parwana

shama jalte hi yahan hashr ka manzar hoga
phir koi pa na sakega khabar-e-parwana

bujh gai shama kati raat gai sab mahfil
ab akele hi katega safar-e-parwana

raat bhar bazm mein hangama hi hangama tha
sirf khamoshi hai ab nauha-gar-e-parwana

sari makhluq tamashe ke liye aai thi
kaun tha sikhne wala hunar-e-parwana

aasman surkh hai suraj bhi abhi duba hai
abhi raushan na karo rahguzar-e-parwana

na sahi jism magar khak to udti phirti
kash jalte na kabhi baal-o-par-e-parwana

shama kya chiz hai jalti to kahan tak jalti
abhi zinda hai dil-e-be-khatar-e-parwana

hae wo husn ki jis ka koi mushtaq nahin
hae wo shama ki hai be-khabar-e-parwana

jis tarah guzregi ye raat guzar jaegi
muddaton yaad rahega asar-e-parwana

ek hi jast mein tai ho gai manzil 'shahzad'
kitne aaram se guzra safar-e-parwana