ye kis ne kah diya nakaamiyon ka gham nahin hota

ye kis ne kah diya nakaamiyon ka gham nahin hota
bahut hota hai lekin shauq-e-manzil kam nahin hota
yaqinan aap ke wadon mein koi dam nahin hota
magar ye bhi haqiqat hai bharosa kam nahin hota


baja hai aap phir aamada hain tark-e-taghaful par
magar ab mujh se arz-e-muddaa paiham nahin hota
khizan ki chira-dasti se na ghabrao chaman walo
jahan-e-zindagi mein ek hi mausam nahin hota


tajjub se mere pairon ke chhaale dekhne walo
rah-e-hasti mein farsh-e-sabza-o-shabnam nahin hota
main girta hun sambhalta hun qadam aage badhata hun
meri nakaamiyon mein yas ka aalam nahin hota


kahan ki bandagi 'shahid' ise husn-e-talab kahiye
kisi ke aastan par sar kisi ka kham nahin hota