sitare tut kar kyon gir rahe hain su-e-mai-khana
khuda malum kis mai-kash ka chhalka aaj paimana

zamana roz dohraata hai parwane ka afsana
magar sikha na koi aaj tak isar-e-parwana

bacha gardish se mai-khane ko ai saqi-e-mai-khana
kisi ki chashm-e-tar tak aa chala hai khushk paimana

khudara hashr ka ilzam apne sar na lo dekho
mujhe kahne do tum kyon kah rahi ho mera afsana

bas itni si tamanna jaan-e-takmil-e-tamanna hai
wo apne munh se ye kah den wo aaya mera diwana

ba-ain-e-haqiqat khun-e-nahaq rang lata hai
utar aai hai har ek shama mein taswir-e-parwana

pareshan gul se giryan shama se larzan sitaron se
jahan se chaho tum tartib de lo mera afsana

ba-rang-e-nau abhi ye sari be-rangi badalti hai
agar tewar badal kar uth khada ho ek diwana

'shifa' husn-e-samaat ho to kuchh mushkil nahin sunna
na kahne par bhi sara raaz kah jata hai diwana