tere nalon se koi badnam hota jaega
tu bhi ai dil morid-e-ilzam hota jaega

mutmain hun main ki ho jaega saman-e-sukun
dard badhta jaega aaram hota jaega

wajh-e-nakaami na hon ai dil teri be-sabriyan
sabr se le kaam khud har kaam hota jaega

chhod de ai dil tamanna zindagi ki chhod de
tu halak-e-gardish-e-ayyam hota jaega

hum tahi-dastan-e-qismat mar gae pyase to kya
mai-kade mein yunhi daur-e-jam hota jaega

iltifat-e-naz jo makhsus tha mere liye
kya khabar thi rafta rafta aam hota jaega

aib hai 'shakir' har ek ke samne arz-e-hunar
nam ki khwahish mein tu badnam hota jaega