un se ummid-e-ru-numai hai
kya nigahon ki maut aai hai

husn masruf-e-khud-numai hai
ishq ka daur ibtidai hai

dil ne gham se shikast khai hai
umr-e-rafta teri duhai hai

dil ki barbaadiyon pe nazan hun
fath pa kar shikast khai hai

mere mabad nahin hain dair-o-haram
ehtiyatan jabin jhukai hai

wo hawa de rahe hain daman ki
hae kis waqt nind aai hai

khul gaya un ki aarzu mein ye raaz
zist apni nahin parai hai

shama parwana hon ki ghuncha-o-gul
zindagi kis ko ras aai hai

gul fasurda chaman udas 'shakil'
yun bhi aksar bahaar aai hai