ya-rab is inqalab se ghabra raha hun main
ab dil raha na dil ki tamanna raha hun main

gham mangta hun aur khushi pa raha hun main
kis husn se tabah kiya ja raha hun main

mere siwa sabhi jise kahte hain zindagi
tere firaq mein wo saza pa raha hun main

taron ki tarah raushan-o-mahfuz hun magar
duniya ko dekh dekh ke tharra raha hun main

aaega in labon pe tabassum na mere baad
sari bahaar lut ke le ja raha hun main

rutba-shanas-e-zarra-o-khurshid hun magar
har chiz par nigah ko thahra raha hun main

himmat bandhi rahe to gham-e-do-jahan kya
tum chup ho bas isi liye ghabra raha hun main

ai kohnagi-e-nazm-e-shab-o-roz hoshiyar
dil se ek aaftab ko chamka raha hun main

us waqt intizar ka aalam na puchhiye
jab koi bar bar kahe aa raha hun main

karta hun dil mein sham ko yun subh ka khayal
jaise kisi qusur pe pachhta raha hun main

dair-o-haram ke dam bichha kar zamin par
kis kis tarah talash kiya ja raha hun main

yaad aa na ai nasim-e-sahar ai shaguftagi
ab dhup tez ho gai murjha raha hun main

qabze mein do jahan nahin ai dost kya karun
sar rakh ke tere panw pe pachhta raha hun main

ab zabt-e-gham ki laj hai 'shadan' khuda ke hath
ab tak to dil ki baat chhupata raha hun main