soz-e-dil se pur-nam ho gai
ab to ye aatish bhi shabnam ho gai

jab tabiat khugar-e-gham ho gai
rafta rafta har khalish kam ho gai

zakhm dil ke ho chuke the la-ilaj
ek nigah-e-lutf marham ho gai

hai mohabbat ka ye mearaj-e-kamal
zindagi khud tishna-e-gham ho gai

kar chuke hain un se hum ahd-o-wafa
aur ye zanjir mohkam ho gai

gham pe tha sara madar-e-zindagi
gham hua kam to khushi kam ho gai

wo sitam kar ke pasheman jab hue
sharm se gardan meri kham ho gai

dekhna mere tasawwur ka kamal
aarzu-e-dil mujassam ho gai

der tak milte rahe qalb-o-nazar
guftugu kuchh aaj baham ho gai

chhed dena ho gaya 'shankar' sitam
zulf un ki aur barham ho gai