pi raha hai zindagi ki dhup kitne pyar se
dur jo baitha hua hai saya-e-diwar se

gosha-e-dil ki khamoshi ghar mein bhi milti nahin
ghar ke hangame bhi kam hote nahin bazar se

sochte kya ho mere ghar mein diya koi nahin
raushni to aa rahi hai rauzan-e-diwar se

zindagi ke har qadam mein waqt ki raftar hai
zindagi ko napna kya waqt kya raftar se

manzil-e-shahr-e-tamanna shayad ab nazdik hai
kyun nazar aane lage hain raste dushwar se

kis qadar khuddar the do panw ke chhaale na puchh
koi sargoshi na ki zanjir ki jhankar se

dukh mein jab 'shabnam' use dekha to andaza hua
phul ki patti bhi kam hoti nahin talwar se