zat ka gahra andhera hai bikhar ja mujh mein
dubti sham ke suraj tu utar ja mujh mein

ibn-e-adam hun main shahzada-e-tamir-e-hayat
tu jo bigda ho to ai waqt sanwar ja mujh mein

phir se ek shakl nai tujh ko ata kar dunga
ai meri zist kisi roz tu mar ja mujh mein

aae aur bit gae kitne hi sawan lekin
koi jazba koi baadal nahin garja mujh mein

sakht-jaani pe meri karti hai duniya hairat
zindagi apna koi zahr hi bhar ja mujh mein

teri pairahan-e-alfaz se tazin karun
ai mere karb zara der thahar ja mujh mein

ruh ka dasht hun sahra-e-takhayyul hun main
har taraf ek udasi hai guzar ja mujh mein

ye sada-e-pas-e-anfas ka parda kab tak
tu kahin hai to tadap aur ubhar ja mujh mein

rang hun git hun naghma hun main khushbu hun 'shakil'
zist hi zist hai bikhri hui har ja mujh mein