qasid nahin ye waqt sawal-o-jawab ka
ab haal ghair hai dil-e-khana-kharab ka

tum dekhne ki chiz ho dekha kare koi
ye husn ye jamal ye aalam shabab ka

tamhid-e-be-khudi tha kahan tha hawas-o-hosh
khalwat mein aa ke un ka ulatna naqab ka

kya aatish-e-firaq ne dil par asar kiya
in aansuon mein mere maza hai kabab ka

hum ne to apni aankh se dekha nahin unhen
qissa suna hai hazrat-e-'shankar' ke khwab ka