mansub un se aaj meri zat ho gai
ya'ni hayat-e-nau ki shuruat ho gai

nakaami-e-mohabbat-e-jaanan ke sath sath
khud zindagi bhi nazr-e-kharabaat ho gai

un ki taraf se jo bhi mujhe gham 'ata hua
mere liye khushi ki wo saughat ho gai

phir dil mein us ki yaad ke baadal umad pade
phir aansuon ki aankh se barsat ho gai

mahrum ho gaya hun payam-e-visal se
kya jaane kya khata hui kya baat ho gai

'shadan' meri hayat bhi pur-nur thi magar
kya jaane kab ye paikar-e-zulmat ho gai