wo mujh mein tha nihan main dekhta kya
pas-e-diwar-e-jaan main dekhta kya

kitab-e-zindagi zer-e-nazar thi
hadis-e-dil-baran main dekhta kya

mujhe chalna tha apne raste par
niahan-e-raftgan main dekhta kya

nazar mein tha wo mahtab-e-tamanna
jamal-e-kahkashan main dekhta kya

fana ki zad pe tha bazar-e-duniya
yahan sud-o-ziyan main dekhta kya

meri aankhen bhari thin aansuon se
sar-e-shahar-e-fughan main dekhta kya

thikana tha mera dasht-e-junun mein
khirad ki bastiyan main dekhta kya

meri majburiyan bhi kam nahin thin
teri majburiyan main dekhta kya

use jab imtihan lena nahin tha
nisab-e-imtihan main dekhta kya

meri parwaz thi 'shahid' falak par
zamin ki pastiyan main dekhta kya