wo aalam tha ki khatre se ulajh jaana zaruri tha
magar ji ko kisi surat to bahlana zaruri tha

hamari be-zabani warna ek aazar ban jati
ye wahshat hi sahi duniya ko jatlana zaruri tha

nipat kar dushmanon se doston se bhi ladai ki
raha ek dil to bechaare ko samjhana zaruri tha

badan mitti ka thahra aur mitti ek hoti hai
jahan bhi tik gae mitti se yarana zaruri tha

udasi baam-o-dar ki dil mein aise tut kar barsi
badan par mausamon ki naqsh lahrana zaruri tha

shamala hath mein lab par ghazal aur raat bhigi si
mera khud apne hi raste se hat jaana zaruri tha

amir-e-shahr to hilta na tha apne thikanon se
hamein har haal mein patthar se takrana zaruri tha

bacha le aae apne aap ko ghaul-e-shagalan se
jise kho aae the us shakhs ko pana zaruri tha

chale ho jaanib-e-kaba jo yun 'shahin' ba-wahshat
tumhein pahle to khud apne hi but dhana zaruri tha