rasta chahiye dariya ki farawani ko
hai agar zoam to le rok le tughyani ko

aaina tut gaya shakl ke zarre bikhre
kya chhupata hai ab is dasht ki virani ko

aab-yari jo hui hai to shajar bhi honge
tu ne samjha tha ghalat khun ki arzani ko

le ye tufan teri dahliz tak aa pahuncha hai
barf samjha tha usi thahre hue pani ko

surakh-ru hun ki main is aag se kundan nikla
shoala-e-khun ne ujala meri peshani ko

main utar aaya hun us par jahan maut nahin
mil gaya jism-numa ruh ki uryani ko

waqia aam hua dhup ki kirnon ki tarah
dekh le hath laga kar meri tabani ko

phir nai fasl ka mausam hai dua kar 'shahid'
abr sairab kare khitta-e-barani ko