taqdir se karen ki gila baghban se hum
chhoda hai kab chhudae gae aashiyan se hum

furqat mein kaam lete to zabt-e-fughan se hum
late magar ye dil ye kaleja kahan se hum

tafsil-e-bazm-e-husn sunain kahan se hum
jab aae darmiyan mein uthe darmiyan se hum

manzil pe pahunche qafila wale magar hanuz
khela kiye ghubar-e-pas-e-karwan se hum

kat jae shakh-e-zist se patta na jaane kab
bagh-e-jahan mein ab to hain barg-e-khizan se hum

ahd-e-shabab mein jo bararte the misl-e-tir
piri mein dekhte hain unhin ko kaman se hum

phir hum samajhte mil gai hum ko wafa ki dad
rudad-e-ishq sunte jo un ki zaban se hum

duniya ka ranj hai na to uqba ki fikr hai
yun be-niyaz ho gae donon-jahan se hum

kya jaane koi ashk-e-nadamat ki aabru
lae hain tare tod ke ye aasman se hum

manzil shanas-e-rah-e-haqiqat se puchhiye
hum se ye karwan hai ki hain karwan se hum

'shoala' samajh mein aaenge kya raaz-ha-e-ishq
jab tak ki aashna na hon dard-e-nihan se hum