rang laegi iltija meri
sun hi lega kabhi khuda meri

zabt-e-gham ko duaen deta hun
rah gai ghut ke har sada meri

us ki banda-nawaziyan dekho
bakhsh deta hai har khata meri

sunne walon ke dil tadap utthe
saz-e-gham ban gai sada meri

wasl mumkin nahin visal sahi
ab to kuchh aur hai dua meri

be-sahaaron ka aasra tu hai
kaun sunta tere siwa meri

ye mashiyyat ke raaz hain 'shankar'
ibtida meri intiha meri