Dard ki daasta yun sar-e-mehfil sunayi nahi jaati

Dard ki daasta yun sar-e-mehfil sunayi nahi jaati,
dil main lagi aag ashko se bhujhayi nahi jaati...

peene walon se pucho unki pyaas ka aalam,
kabhi thukrate hai sagar kabhi ek boond thukrayi nahi jati...

ishq main jalne walon ko aksar yeh kehte suna hai,
yeh aatish khud he lag jaati hai lagayi nahi jaati...

dard ek roz bhar ke khud he dawa ho jayega,
yun sar-e-aam zakhmo ki numaish lagayi nahi jaati...

tere gham ki chadar jis din se maine oddh rakhi hai,
uss din se koi khushi bhi tan se lagayi nahi jaati...

din ke ujaale main yaadon ke naqsh aur gehra jaate hai,
raat ke andhere main bhi unki parchayi nahi jaati...

mat ragdo mere dil ko kisi pathar par yaaro,
itni asaani se tasveer-e-jana mitayi nahi jaati...

unke intezaar main khoon-e-jigar se chiraag jala rakha hai,
umeedon ki yeh shama jal jaye tho phir bhujhayi nahi jaati...

thak kar chhur ho chuke kadmo ko kabhi bhi,
'Shabnam' kisi nayi manzil ki raha dikhayi nahi jaati...  <<–<<–<<♥>>–>>–>>