poshida sab ki aankh se dil ki kitab rakh
mumkin ho gar to zakhm ke badle gulab rakh

ehsan karke bhul ja ehsan mat jata
kis kis ko kya diya hai kabhi mat hisab rakh

sehn-e-chaman ke ghunchon mein taqsim kar khushi
shabnam ki tarah qalb ki aankhen pur-ab rakh

dimak-zada kutub se na almariyan saja
padhne ko tajrabaat ki zinda kitab rakh

nakaamiyon ki dhup mein katti hai zindagi
dil ke sukun ke liye aankhon mein khwab rakh

har zarra ko chamakne ka andaz bakhsh de
har subh-e-nau ke waste ek aaftab rakh

'shahin' zindagi ko banana ho kaamyab
khisht-e-sawal ke liye sang-e-jawab rakh