rukhsar aaj dho kar shabnam ne pankhudi ke
kuchh aur bakhsh dale andaz dilkashi ke

isar-e-khud-shanasi tauhid aur sadaqat
ai dil sutun hain ye aiwan bandagi ke

ranj-o-alam mein kuchh kuchh aamezish-e-masarrat
hain naqsh kaise dilkash taswir-e-zindagi ke

farzi khuda banae sajde kiye buton ko
allah-re karishme ehsas-e-kam-tari ke

qalb o jigar ke tukde ye aansuon ke qatre
allah ras lae hasil hain zindagi ke

sahraiyon se sikhe koi rumuz-e-hasti
aabaadiyon mein akasr dushman hain aagahi ke

jaan-e-khulus ban kar hum ai 'shakeb' ab tak
talim kar rahe hain aadab zindagi ke