tawil hijr hai ek mukhtasar visal ke baad
mein aur ho gaya tanha tere khayal ke baad

tapish ek aur hai din ki hararton ke siwa
safar ek aur hai suraj tere zawal ke baad

kisi se rakhte kahan dushmani ka rishta hum
lahu ko sard bhi hona tha ek ubaal ke baad

jo todna hai to dil is ada se tod mera
koi malal na ho mujh ko is malal ke baad

zara bhi soch na paya main apne bare mein
koi khayal na aaya tere khayal ke baad

kahan gai wo mohabbat ki jis ke sae mein
lipat ke roe the hum donon arz-e-haal ke baad

ye dil ki baat hai sauda-gari nahin yaro
kisi ne ki hai mohabbat bhi dekh-bhaal ke baad

'shakil' band hua hum pe is ka darwaza
kabhi sawal se pahle kabhi sawal ke baad