mutmain dil un ki ulfat se magar aankhen pur-ab
aah diwane ki duniya aah diwane ka khwab

mit chuka hota kabhi ka ye dil-e-na-kaamyab
chhedta rahta hai aksar koi hasti ka rabab

jam ban kar jhuk rahe hain aaftab-o-mahtab
ye lutane aa gaya hai kaun aankhon se sharab

tak rahe hain dubte tare dhadakte dil ke sath
subh ka rangin saman hai aur wo hain mahw-e-khwab

allah allah ye nigah-e-muntazir ka moajiza
sau hijabon se hua jata hai koi be-hijab

kaun malta hai nasim-e-subh mein ye siskiyan
kaun aaj uttha hai un ki bazm se na-kaamyab

koi tariki mein chupke se badha deta hai lau
jab shab-e-gham bujhne lagta hai dil-e-na-kaamyab

ai 'shifa' mere sawalon ne sitam ye kya kiya
aah kin aankhon se un ko dekhta hun la-jawab