palken ujad dil hai bujha ruh so gai
roe hue bhi yaro bahut der ho gai

ek wo sada thi apne to jine ka hausla
is zindagi ke shor mein ab wo bhi kho gai

aai to jaise hone laga matla-e-ghazal
baithi to jaise nazm ki takmil ho gai

kahte the ab na aaenge nazron ke jal mein
mauj-e-nasim zehn se har azm dho gai

khoe hain us ke sehr mein hi ahl-e-karwan
us ki nazar jo waqt-e-safar rang bo gai

uf ye dilon mein phaile khalaon ki wusaten
kaise kahen khalaon ki taskhir ho gai

main hun shikar-e-fitna-e-ehsas-e-rang 'sham'
kis tarah ek jism ki taqsim ho gai