mat puchh ki is paikar-e-khush-rang mein kya hai
ek ret ka tila pas-e-diwar-e-qaba hai

ye khalq ibarat hai lab-e-goya ki muhtaj
dekhen to faqat dagh hai bolen to sada hai

aati hai sisakne ki dil-e-dasht se aawaz
shayad ki rag-o-pai mein koi aabla-pa hai

hai bojh tan-e-khasta ka diwar-e-nafas par
goya ki mere ghar ka sutun mauj-e-hawa hai

kuchh wahshat-e-izhaar lahu shakh pe lai
kuchh ras gul-e-zakhm ko ye aab-o-hawa hai

ab aur koi nutq-o-zaban hon to kahun kuchh
is khana-e-dar-band mein kya hashr bapa hai

ab ijz-e-safar ki bhi malamat hai mere sar
har rah mere samne aaghosh-kusha hai

phir tirgi-e-shab mein nazar aai nai shakl
ab dekh ki kis khwab ka dar aankh pe wa hai

takra ke siyahi se palat jati hai surat
'shahid' dil-e-aina mein diwar si kya hai