Sun key mujh sey fasan-e-gham-e-dil!
Aap bhi gham zada na ho jana..

Na kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon, na kisi ke dil ka qaraar hoon,
Kisi bhi kaam mein jo na aa sake mein woh musht-e-ghubaar hoon..

Guftugu kejiye k ye fitrat-e-insan hai ‘Shakeb’
Jaalay lag jatay hain jab band makaan hota hai. . !

Muddat k baad azn-e-tabassum mila magar. .
Wo bhi kuch aisa talkh k aansu nikal parray. .

Meri rooh ki haqeeqat mery aansuo’n se pooch!
Mera majlisi tabassum mera tarjumaa’n nahi’n hai. .

Tark-e-ta’alluq kar tou chukay hain, aik imkaan abhi baaqi hai
Aik mahaaz se loot aye hain, aik maidan abhi baaqi hai

Shayad us ne hansi hansi mein, tark-e-wafa ka zikr kiya
Yunhi si ik khush-fehmi hai, itmenaan abhi baaqi hai

Raat’ain us k hijr mein ab bhi, naza’a kay aalam mein kat’ti hain
Dil mein waisi hi wehshat hai, tann mein jaan abhi baaqi hai

Bachpan k is ghar k saray kamray, maliya-mait huay hain
Jis mein hum khaila karty thy, wo daalan abhi baaqi hai

Diye mundair pe rakh aaty hain, hum har sham najanay kyun
Shayad us k laut aany ka, kuch imkaan abhi baaqi hai

Aik adalat aur hai jis mein, hum tum ik din hazir hongy
Faisla sun kar khush mat hona, aik mezaan abhi baaqi hai. . !

Ye dil zakhm hai ik roz bhar hi jaye ga
Shagaaf pur nahi hotay faqat chataan’on k . !

Zabt se ehed bhaandh rakha tha,
Aur phir bhi bikhar gaye aansuu..

Bay tawaja tou nahi hum chaman ki tabahiaan,
Kuch baaghbaan hain Barq o sharar say milay huye..