mukammal ho gae wahshat ke saman hum na kahte the
pukarenge hamein dasht-o-bayaban hum na kahte the

na ghabra ai dil-e-bargashta-saman hum na kahte the
jafa par husn khud hoga pasheman hum na kahte the

'shifa' wahshat banegi mir-e-saman hum na kahte the
mohabbat karke pachhtaega nadan hum na kahte the

zara aane to do tughyaniyan bahr-e-mohabbat mein
phir istiqbaal ko aaenge tufan hum na kahte the

chaman mein gham se badh kar kaun tha tum kyon chale aae
hazaron phul honge chaak-daman hum na kahte the

tumhaari shokh nazren kis liye utthi thin maston par
banenge dhajjiyan jaib-o-gareban hum na kahte the

masiha ban to baithe ho masihai nahin aati
na hoga tum se dard-e-dil ka darman hum na kahte the

bahut mahngi padegi bulbul-e-nashad aazadi
qafas ban jaega sehn-e-gulistan hum na kahte the

mohabbat mein dil-o-jaan se 'shifa' kab kaam chalta hai
fida karne padenge din-o-iman hum na kahte the