zakhm jab guftugu nahin karta
chaaragar bhi rafu nahin karta

shahr-e-ulfat ka wo munafiq hai
baat jo ru-ba-ru nahin karta

baat-be-baat muskuraata hun
gham ko main surkh-ru nahin karta

huk andar se uth rahi hai miyan
main dikhane ko hu nahin karta

zabt ki aakhiri nishani hai
main agar hao-hu nahin karta

thik hai dekh-bhaal karta hai
zakhm lekin rafu nahin karta

apne tain wo khub likhta hai
lafz ki aabru nahin karta

ai mere parsa bata mujh ko
main jo karta hun tu nahin karta

jo udasi ka ped hai 'shahid'
sabz-rut mein numu nahin karta