safar ka ek naya silsila banana hai
ab aasman talak rasta banana hai

talashte hain abhi ham-safar bhi khoe hue
ki manzilon se udhar rasta banana hai

sametna hai abhi harf harf husn tera
ghazal ko apni tera aaina banana hai

mujhe ye zid hai kabhi chand ko asir karun
so ab ke jhil mein ek daera banana hai

sukut-e-sham-e-alam tu hi kuchh bata ki tujhe
kahan pe khwab kahan rat-jaga banana hai

usi ko aankh mein taswir karte rahte hain
ab us se hat ke hamein aur kya banana hai

dar-e-hawas pe kahan tak jhukaen sar 'shahbaz'
zaruraton ko kahan tak khuda banana hai