muqaddar ka agar maqdur hota

muqaddar ka agar maqdur hota
gham-e-ulfat se koson dur hota
mizaj-e-'ishq se ma'mur hota
to shayad husn bhi majbur hota


latafat mein na itna chur hota
to chutki mein buton ke nur hota
jo dil rakhna tumhein manzur hota
na yun afsana-e-mansur hota


jo zuhd hota agar duniya mein lazim
to 'uqba ka bhi ye dastur hota
kashish rakhti agar jalwon ki fitrat
ba-chashm-e-muntazir kyon tur hota


na hota bandagi par koi mail
agar hota junun bharpur hota
na uthti aankh 'ishq-e-khush-nashin ki
na koi husn par maghrur hota


jo dil ho kar tumhaara 'shad' rahta
to nam-e-‘ashiqi kafur hota