ta-subh sari raat wo rahti hai ashk-bar
shabnam kisi ke gham mein abhi tak hai sogwar

aata hai raste mein nazar jab kabhi-kabhaar
dekhe hai ajnabi ki tarah mujh ko bar-bar

lamhe mein ek raaz-e-mohabbat ko padh liya
ek roz ittifaq se aankhen hui thin chaar

manind-e-qais nargha-e-wahshat mein ghir gaya
sahra mein kyon bagula udata raha ghubar

shirin se bhik lene mein qasir hai tisha-gar
hathon mein aable hain to jholi hai tar-tar

thi rasm-e-rukhsati ya janaza tha dosh par
shanon pe kuchh uthae hue aadmi the chaar

jab chhod kar chala gaya wo jaan-e-gulsitan
ab kya karegi aa ke chaman mein mere bahaar

'shahid' hai us ke bas mein meri maut aur hayat
chahe rihai de de ya le jae su-e-dar