wo gham-gusar bil-akhir bala-e-jaan nikla
jise zamin samajhte the aasman nikla

azim-tar hai mohabbat mein ruh ka rishta
magar badan ka talluq bhi darmiyan nikla

suragh-e-qatl shahadat subut sab gunge
lahu khamosh tha khanjar bhi be-zaban nikla

tamam raste mazi ke band the phir bhi
har ek mod se yaadon ka karwan nikla

suni jo meri kahani to ro pade sab log
sabhon ke dard mein ek rishta-e-nihan nikla

hum apne gham ka fasana kaha kiye shab-bhar
hui jo subh to zikr-e-gham-e-jahan nikla

'shahab' jis ki khitabat ka shor hai yaro
ghazal ki bazm mein kam-saut-o-kam-bayan nikla