zindagi ka dard le kar inqalab aaya to kya
ek doshiza pe ghurbat mein shabab aaya to kya
tishna-e-anwar hai ab tak urus-e-zindagi
baadalon ki palki mein aaftab aaya to kya
ab to aankhon par gham-e-hasti ke parde pad gae
ab koi husn-e-mujassam be-naqab aaya to kya
phir wahi johd-e-musalsal phir wahi fikr-e-maash
manzil-e-jaanan se koi kaamyab aaya to kya
ek tajalli se munawwar kijiye qasr-e-hayat
har tajalli par dil-e-khana-kharab aaya to kya
baat jab hai gham ke maron ko jila de ai 'shakil'
tu ye zinda mayyaten mitti mein dab aaya to kya