shab-e-firaq mein jazbaat yun pareshan hain
faza-e-dasht mein jaise ghubar ka aalam

chaman-parast hun main meri zindagi hai yahi
khizan ke daur mein bhi hai bahaar ka aalam

main apna hath badhate hue bhi darta hun
gul-e-shagufta mein pinhan hai khar ka aalam

ye daur wo hai ki yaksan hai sab ki nazron mein
gham-e-habib o gham-e-intizar ka aalam

khayal-e-yar qayamat se kam nahin 'shabbir'
mita raha hai mujhe intizar ka aalam