ye din ye raat ye sham-o-sahar samet liye
ghazal ke shauq ne kitne pahar samet liye

faza mein aisa tassub ka zahr phail gaya
na jaane kitne parindon ne par samet liye

samaj teri marammat na ho sakegi kahin
jo hum gharibon ne dast-o-hunar samet liye

ye soch kar ki andhere na zindagi ban jaen
jahan jahan mile shams-o-qamar samet liye

bikher pae na hum raston mein phul magar
mile jo khar sar-e-rah-guzar samet liye

pata bataega ab waqt un ki manzil ka
musafiron ne to rakhte safar samet liye

samajh mein aa gai 'shahid' agar koi bhi radif
jo qafiya bhi lage mo'atabar samet liye