suraj ki tarah saya-e-diwar mein aaya
wo shakhs mere halqa-e-mear mein aaya

be-sakhta khulte gae palkon pe sitare
wo mausam-e-zarkhez shab-e-tar mein aaya

kal raat bhi gul-rang hua tha koi bistar
ye zikr nai tarah se akhbar mein aaya

ek yaad se dubi hui har nabz phir ubhri
thahraw sa phir sans ki raftar mein aaya

kuchh der jhuki palkon ke sae mein raha phir
wo rang-e-haya aariz-o-rukhsar mein aaya

jab shahr-e-tamanna ka sukun ras na aaya
ghar laut ke main shiddat-e-afkar mein aaya

'shahzad' main har marka jab haar ke baitha
tab josh bala ka dil-e-khuddar mein aaya