yar ko mahrum-e-tamasha kiya
marg-e-mufajat ne ye kya kiya

aap jo hanste rahe shab bazm mein
jaan ko dushman ki main roya kiya

arz-e-tamanna se raha be-qarar
shab wo mujhe main use chheda kiya

sard hua dil wo hai ghairon se garm
shole ne ulta mujhe thanda kiya

mehr-e-qamar ka hai ab un ko guman
aah-e-falak-sair ne ye kya kiya

un ko mohabbat hi mein shak pad gaya
dar se jo shikwa na adu ka kiya

dekhiye ab kaun mile khak mein
yar ne gardun se kuchh ima kiya

hasrat-e-aghosh hai kyun ham-kanar
ghair se kab us ne kinara kiya

chashm-e-inayat se bachi jaan mujhe
nargis-e-bimar ne achchha kiya

ghair hi ko chahenge ab 'shefta'
kuchh to hai jo yar ne aisa kiya