rang-e-nigah mil gaya jalwa-e-be-sifat mein
dekh raha hun main unhen bazm-e-tayyunat mein

gham ki haqiqaten samajh aish ki kaifiyat mein
maut ke khadd-o-khal dekh raushni-e-hayat mein

chahta hun ek inqalab zauq-e-jamaliyat mein
band-e-naqab khol do bazm-e-tayyunat mein

mera wajud hi ajib chiz hai kaenat mein
dur tajalliyat se gharq tajalliyat mein

mujh ko bula rahe ho kyon kar-gah-e-hayat mein
kya kisi chiz ki kami hai abhi kaenat mein

raaz ye hal na kar saka koi bhi kaenat mein
kis ki tajalliyat hain kis ke mushahidat mein

is ka ilaj kya ki main khud hi tabah ho gaya
tu ne to kuchh kami na ki koshish-e-iltifat mein

ek hi the magar na thi ek ki ek ko khabar
main raha hasraton mein gum aur wo tajalliyat mein

pesh-e-nazar hai be-hijab husn bhi raaz-e-husn bhi
'shadan' wo rifaten hain aaj mere takhaiyyulat mein