na nikla munh se kuchh nikli na kuchh bhi qalb-e-muztar ki
kisi ke samne main ban gaya taswir patthar ki

khuda se kyun na mangun wah main bandon se kya mangun
mujhe mil jaegi jo chiz hai mere muqaddar ki

tasawwur chahiye ai shaikh sab ka ek ima hai
sada hai parda-e-naqus mein allahu-akbar ki

dil-e-rahat-talab ko qabr mein kya be-qarari hai
mujhe ghabrae deti hai udasi is nae ghar ki

kaleje mein hazaron dagh dil mein hasraten lakhon
kamai le chala hun sath apne zindagi bhar ki

sambhal kar dekhna aaraishon ke baad aaina
ye aaina nahin hai ab ye tukde hai barabar ki

mere ashaar 'shair' dagh o aasif jah se puchho
ki shah o jauhri hi jaante hain qadr gauhar ki