sham-e-gham uf zindagi thi meri ghabrai hui
meri hasti par faza-e-yas thi chhai hui

badh rahi thi ek bechaini dil-e-nashad mein
bah rahe the ashk aankhon se kisi ki yaad mein

yaad aata tha koi rah rah ke mujh ko bar-bar
ho rahe the jis se rukhsat hijr mein sabr-o-qarar

meri haalat koi us dam dekhne wala na tha
charkh par bikhre hue afsurda taron ke siwa

yaad aata ja raha tha mujh ko koi zar-nigar
jis pe hoti hai tasadduq sehn-e-gulshan ki bahaar

lamha lamha main liye jata tha us ke nam ko
jis se hoti thi tasalli is dil-e-nakaam ko

kya kahun 'shahid' kisi se thi ye aisi gham ki sham
dil mein soz-e-na-mukammal lab pe aah-e-na-tamam