kuchh kahe jata tha gharq apne hi afsane mein tha
marte marte hosh baqi tere diwane mein tha

hae wo khud-raftagi uljhe hue sab sar ke baal
wo kisi mein ab kahan jo tere diwane mein tha

jis taraf jae nazar apna hi jalwa tha ayan
jism mein hum the ki wahshi aaina-khane mein tha

boriya tha kuchh shabina mai thi ya tute subu
aur kya is ke siwa maston ke virane mein tha

hanste hanste ro diya karte the sab be-ikhtiyar
ek nai tarkib ka dard apne afsane mein tha

sun chuke jab haal mera le ke angdai kaha
kis ghazab ka dard zalim tere afsane mein tha

dun ki leta to hai zahid magar main kya kahun
muttaqi saqi se badh kar kaun mai-khane mein tha

pas tha zanjir tak ka tauq par kya munhasir
wo kisi mein ab kahan jo tere diwane mein tha

der tak main taktaki bandhe hue dekha kiya
chehra-e-saqii numayan saf paimane mein tha

hae parwane ka wo jalna wo rona shama ka
main ne roka warna kya aansu nikal aane mein tha

khud-gharaz duniya ki haalat qabil-e-ibrat thi 'shad'
lutf milne ka na apne mein na begane mein tha

'shad' kuchh puchho na mujh se mere dil ke dagh ko
timtimata sa charagh ek apne virane mein tha