kuchh hunar aur samajhte hain na fan jaante hain
hum tere zikr ko shayan-e-sukhan jaante hain

ruh ki ghayat-e-ulwi ka na ho andaza
hum magar maqsad-e-takhliq-e-badan jaante hain

istiare hain tere aariz-o-chashm-o-lab ke
ye hadis-e-gul-o-shahla-o-saman jaante hain

ye alag baat nahin aai zamana-sazi
hum magar khub zamane ka chalan jaante hain

raqs zanjir ke aahang pe hota hai siwa
ramz lekin ye kahan zamzama-zan jaante hain

baghban bhi hai tasarruf mein sharik-e-gulchin
is haqiqat ko koi ahl-e-chaman jaante hain

lafz-o-takhil ko jo kar na sake ham-ahang
'shaukat' us shakhs ko hum farigh-e-fan jaante hain