na jazbon mein koi shiddat na girai na gahrai
faqat lafzon ki baisakhi pe hai sari shanasai

ba-zahir dekhne mein yun to hain ek jaan do qalib
haqiqat mein hain donon hi asir-e-ranj-e-tanhai

zaban-e-muddaa hai jurat-e-izhaar se qasir
ki in aankhon mein dekha hum ne aksar khauf-e-ruswai

bhatakta phir raha hun main sawad-e-dasht-e-zulmat mein
nazar aata nahin rasta basirat hai na binai

rukh-e-raushan pe parda kab talak ai husn-e-khud-ara
zara parde se bahar aa ki aalam hai tamashai

junun-e-khud-numai ibtizal-e-ilm-o-hikmat hai
ki har ek mubtadi karta hai khud apni pazirai

'shakil-e-mazhari' aisi ghazal kahne se kya hasil
takhayyul mein koi nudrat na sheron mein hai ranai