ye koi tariqa hai tanz yun nahin karte 'shad'-arfi-sahib
aap jaise dil wale is tarah nahin marte 'shad'-arfi-sahib

baghban ki sazish se phul tod kar gulchin khar mein piroenge
nam le ke tufan ka nakhuda safinon ko ret mein diboenge

aap ki tamanna thi jail ja ke marne ki bhul ho gai shayad
lutti rahi paiham sath sal jo duniya yun na bakhshiye us ko

man ki maut par apna jo makan becha tha yaad kijiye us ko
'shad'-arfi-sahib aap ko to duniya se intiqam lena hai

sochiye zamane ne aap ko diya kya hai aap se liya kya hai
fikr-o-fan ke badle mein talkhiyan ata ki hain jis samaj ne qibla

pur-khulus sine par barchhiyan chalai hain jis samaj ne qibla
aap ki khamoshi par wo samaj hansta hai dekh lijiye mud kar

phir koi nai phabti tanz ka koi nashtar war kijiye mud kar
buz-dili na hogi kya zindagi ke mujrim ko yun muaf kar dena

maut ka to matlab hai zulm ke liye rahen aur saf kar dena
khair hum samajhte hain maut se nahin darte 'shad'-arfi-sahib

ye bhi tanz hi hoga mar ke bhi nahin marte 'shad'-arfi-sahib