parde mein samt-e-gharb ke mahtab bhi gaya
aaya na yar pas mera khwab bhi gaya

tauba to ki magar na hui dil ki kam hawas
lo hath se wo jam-e-mai-e-nab bhi gaya

wo sakht-jaan hun main ki na aai qaza mujhe
meade mein barha mere zahrab bhi gaya

masjid mein sar jhukaya jo main ne pa-e-namaz
sajde ke sath hi kham-e-mehrab bhi gaya

saya-fagan jo sar pe mere ibtida se tha
hai hai wo aaj gulbun-e-shadab bhi gaya

yaad aai nakhuda ko meri na-shanawari
sar par se jab guzar mere sailab bhi gaya

aa yar sath sath shab-e-parda-posh ke
ab to farogh-e-mehr-e-jahan-tab bhi gaya

jadu khayal-e-yar hai ai ham-nashin na puchh
pas-e-lihaz-dari-e-ahbab bhi gaya

duniya se kaise kaise jafa-kesh uth gae
hum 'shad' hi ko rote the 'nayab' bhi gaya