zakhm se riste lahu ko surkh pani kar gaya
jab bhi wo aaya haqiqat ko kahani kar gaya

aasman se ek samundar ki tarah utra tha wo
waqf har sahra-nashin ke zindagani kar gaya

main tumhaara aaina hun aks apna dekh lo
khatm is jumle pe sari lan-tarani kar gaya

chand ke ujle badan par ek kala sa nishan
zindagi ke roz-o-shab ki tarjumani kar gaya

us ke andaz-e-takallum mein ye kaisa soz tha
pattharon ke jism ko bhi pani pani kar gaya

maslahat jaane use ya samjhen insani huquq
ek sitamgar be-tawaqqo mehrbani kar gaya

'shahzar' apne jism par kambal lapete ek faqir
sari duniya par suna hai hukmrani kar gaya