nai mushkil koi darpesh har mushkil se aage hai
safar diwangi ka ishq ki manzil se aage hai

mujhe kuchh der mein phir ye kinara chhod dena hai
main kashti hun safar mera har ek sahil se aage hai

khade hain sans roke sab tamasha dekhne wale
ki ab mazlum bas kuchh hi qadam qatil se aage hai

mujhe ab ruh tak ek dard sa mahsus hota hai
to kya wusat mere ehsas ki is dil se aage hai

mere is kar-e-be-masraf ko kya samjhegi ye duniya
meri ye sai-e-la-hasil har ek hasil se aage hai

ye aksar 'shad' rakhti hai mujhe khush rang lamhon se
meri tanhai teri raunaq-e-mahfil se aage hai