ruh ka karb hai jine ki saza hone ko
hum bhi hain teri tarah khud se juda hone ko

lakh ho nashtar-e-gham sina-kusha hone ko
mera daman nahin phulon ki qaba hone ko

zauq-e-parwaz sanwarta hai giraftari se
hum tah-e-dam nahin aae riha hone ko

aap qail hon jafa ke to yahi kya kam hai
kaun kahta hai pashiman-e-jafa hone ko

talkhi-e-kaam-o-dahan aa gai dil tak saqi
der kitni hai dar-e-mai-kada wa hone ko

maslak-e-dida-waran ahl-e-hawas kya jaanen
na-rasi kahte hain manzil pe rasa hone ko

kis qadar garm hai bazar-e-siyasat-kari
der lagti nahin hangama bapa hone ko

husn ghafil nahin arbab-e-wafa se lekin
koi to baat ho shayan-e-jafa hone ko

hil na jae kahin buniyaad zamin-e-dil ki
gham ka tufan hai ab had se siwa hone ko

khafagi bhi teri az-rah-e-inayat hai magar
log kya samjhenge is tarah khafa hone ko

muddaton baad to khwab-e-shab-e-ishrat tuta
waqt darkar hai ab hosh baja hone ko

'shauq' zanjir-e-anasir mujhe kya rokegi
hukm ki der hai zindan se riha hone ko