saz-e-dil saz-e-junun saz-e-wafa kuchh bhi nahin
wo na hon pas to jine ka maza kuchh bhi nahin

jine walon ke liye is ki badi qimat hai
marne walon ke liye aab-e-baqa kuchh bhi nahin

maslahat kahti hai logon se ki mere ghar mein
is tarah aag lagi hai ki jala kuchh bhi nahin

un ke hathon mein hai taqdir jahan diwane
tere hathon mein lakiron ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin

be-khata aise bhi dekhe hain jahan mein tum ne
hai khata jin ka ye kahna ki khata kuchh bhi nahin

jab se majruh hui lazzat-e-ehsas-e-alam
dard mein gham mein tadapne mein maza kuchh bhi nahin

kya bataen ki gham-e-dil ke alawa 'shahid'
hum ko is shahr-e-nigaran se mila kuchh bhi nahin