nigah-e-iltifat ab bad-guman ma'lum hoti hai
meri har baat duniya ko giran ma'lum hoti hai

tadap uthte hain sajde raushni mahsus karta hun
jabin meri qarib-e-astan ma'lum hoti hai

qayamat hai jawani ke dinon ka yaad aa jaana
chaman ki sair bhi bar-e-garan ma'lum hoti hai

gham-o-andoh mein ai kash sari zindagi guzre
yahi mujh ko hayat-e-jawidan ma'lum hoti hai

tari dil mein nahin ab khushk hain ashk-e-masarrat bhi
har ek ummid gard-e-karwan ma'lum hoti hai

nihan hain un ke jalwe aaina hairan hai qismat ka
nazar na-ashna-e-imtihan ma'lum hoti hai

kisi zarre ne mahfil ke koi karwat nahin badli
abhi be-kaif meri dastan ma'lum hoti hai

nazar jalwon pe hai aur kuchh nazar aata nahin hum ko
koi to chiz hai jo darmiyan ma'lum hoti hai

jo dil ke raaz the kyunkar hue aaina duniya par
zaban-e-waqt teri hi zaban ma'lum hoti hai

zaban-e-haal se jab waqt ki bedad sunta hun
mujhe to 'shauq' apni dastan ma'lum hoti hai