tilism-e-halqa-e-sayyargan mein kya rahna
kisi ki saltanat-e-be-aman mein kya rahna

alag jalaya hai apna charagh is khatir
tamam-umr saf-e-dostan mein kya rahna

na-jaane chhin le kab hum se shah ka kirdar
fareb-e-umr teri dastan mein kya rahna

ye waqt lamha-e-maujud ka tasalsul hai
malal-e-khwahish-e-aindagan mein kya rahna

agar wo khurram-o-abaad hai to phir 'shahzad'
hamein bhi ab kisi kar-e-ziyan mein kya rahna