sine mein us ke ek dil-e-dard-ashna to hai
wo falsafi nahin hai magar sochta to hai

taza hawa se kah do chali aae be-khatar
dar band hai zarur daricha khula to hai

qismat pe naz kyon na karun muddaton ke ba'd
tum sa rah-e-hayat mein sathi mila to hai

khwabon ki narm sej pe soe na hum kabhi
manzil ki justuju mein pasina baha to hai

be-nur sa ek aaina mere makan ka
har aib har hunar mera pahchanta to hai

ahl-e-qalam na manenge lagta hai meri baat
allah ki kitab mein sab kuchh likha to hai

dil bagh-bagh kyon na ho ye soch kar 'shafaq'
shahr-e-ghazal mein koi mera ham-nawa to hai