havas-parasti o gharat-gari ki lat na ga.i
yazid mar gaya lekin yazidiyat na ga.i
ghira raha main ajab kashmakash ke aalam men
ki jab talak mire sanson ki suut kat na ga.i
ḳhirad ki aag men sadiyon jale badan lekin
dil-o-dimagh se bu-e-munafirat na ga.i
hayat o maut ke har inqalab se guzre
hamare sar se magar asman ki chhat na ga.i
jatan hazar kiye marg-e-na-gahani ne
magar hayat ki hargiz chalat-phirat na ga.i
tilism-e-lafz-o-ma.ani men qaid huun ‘shadab’
tamam umr mire haath se lughat na ga.i
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