sisakti zindagi ko zindagani kaun deta hai
khizan ke baad phir se rut-suhani kaun deta hai

meri aankhon mein sahraon ka manzar dekhne walo
tah-e-sahra ye dariya ko rawani kaun deta hai

nahin mujh se koi shikwa-gila to sach batao phir
meri baaton ko rang-e-bad-gumani kaun deta hai

shah-e-kanan ki chahat mein diwani misr ki malika
usi malika ko phir daur-e-jawani kaun deta hai

wahan par aab-o-gil se ruh ki tashkil hoti hai
yahan la kar shuur-e-zindagani kaun deta hai

mahak uthta har ek gosha-e-sher-o-sukhan tera
'sadaf' honton ko tere gul-fishani kaun deta hai