labon par un ke hayat-afrin hansi na rahi
gulon mein ruh sitaron mein raushni na rahi

khuda shanason ki pahchan hi koi na rahi
ki sar-kashi bhi ba-andaz-e-sar-kashi na rahi

fasana gardish-e-dauran ka nazm kar lete
magar nigah mein un ki wo barhami na rahi

waqar-e-zauq-e-tajassus pe harf aaega
agar sharik-e-safar apne gumrahi na rahi

hai apna soz-e-tabassum sharik-e-saz-e-chaman
asir-e-girya-e-shabnam koi kali na rahi

rahe nigah mein aadab-e-laghzish-e-ulfat
khudi se dab ke kabhi apni be-khudi na rahi

mila tha mauqa-e-takmil-e-dastan-e-hayat
jabin-e-gul pe shikan aur khelti na rahi

shab-e-firaq kuchh aise bhi hadse guzre
charagh jalte rahe aur raushni na rahi

banae hum ne 'shifa' dosti ke wo sanche
ki dushmanon ko tamanna-e-dushmani na rahi