padh raha hun nisab ho jaise
us ka chehra kitab ho jaise

yun basar kar raha hun duniya mein
zindagani azab ho jaise

shakh-e-qamat pe wo hasin chehra
ek taza gulab ho jaise

yun wo rahta hai meri aankhon mein
meri aankhon ka khwab ho jaise

wo mere bakht ke khazine mein
gauhar-e-la-jawab ho jaise

us ki hasti kitab-e-hasti ka
ek hasin intisab ho jaise

zahr-alam dil ke saghar mein
ek purani sharab ho jaise

jhut ab bolte hain log aise
ye bhi kar-e-sawab ho jaise

reg-e-dasht-e-khayal mein 'shahid'
yaad us ki sarab ho jaise