tar-e-nigah-e-lutf se pahle rafu karen
phir mere zakhm-e-dil ki dawa chaara-ju karen

kab tak talash-e-yar mein pani lahu karen
milna hai jab muhaal to kya justuju karen

phir un se arz-e-haal ki kuchh aarzu karen
pahle dil-o-jigar ko jab apne lahu karen

jis ne kabhi kiya na ho kaba ki samt rukh
marne pe kya zarur use qibla-ru karen

pahle wo dil mein soch len anjam kya hua
luknat pe phir kalim ki kuchh guftugu karen

aise hi be-khulus ke hai dosti haram
jaise ki hum namaz ada be-wuzu karen

rindon ke sath pina pilana hai na-guzir
phir kyun na hum bhi baiat-e-dast-e-subu karen

donon ke donon khanjar-e-gham se hain chaak chaak
dil ko rafu karen ki jigar ko rafu karen

'shoala' na phir kisi se kisi ko gila rahe
hum ek dusre ki agar aabru karen