yar ko raghbat-e-aghyar na hone pae
gul-e-tar ko hawas-e-khar na hone pae

us mein dar-parda samajhte hain wo apna hi gila
shikwa-e-charkh bhi zinhaar na hone pae

fitna-e-hashr jo aana to dabe panw zara
bakht-e-khufta mera bedar na hone pae

hae dil khol ke kuchh kah na sake soz-e-darun
aable ham-sukhan-e-khar na hone pae

bagh ki sair ko jate to ho par yaad rahe
sabza begana hai do-chaar na hone pae

jama kar lijiye ghamzon ko magar khubi-e-bazm
bas wahin tak hai ki bazar na hone pae

aap jate to hain is bazm mein lekin 'shibli'
haal-e-dil dekhiye izhaar na hone pae