wo tamasha aap ki jadu-bayani se hua
ek sannata hamari be-zabani se hua

ek pal mein uth gae parde kai asrar se
wo na hota jo zara si bad-gumani se hua

badh gai kuchh taqat-e-guftar bhi raftar se
shor paida mauj-e-dariya mein rawani se hua

ud gai khushbu hawa mein dhup rangat le udi
faeda kya khak-e-gul ki pasbani se hua

jo bhi hona tha hua lekin ye hairat hai 'shahab'
aap jaise mehrban ki mehrbani se hua