ufuq ke par utar jaun main irada hai
magar ye umr hai kam aur safar ziyaada hai

talab ke phul bichha dun main us ke raste mein
wo ek shakhs jo sahra mein pa-piyaada hai

kisi ka nam na tahrir aur na naqsh koi
waraq kitab-e-tamanna ka kitna sada hai

khud apne faisle karne hain zindagi mein mujhe
main zindagi se na puchhungi kya irada hai

nahin hai 'shahida' kuchh fikr apne gham ki mujhe
mujhe to dusre logon ka dukh ziyaada hai