Bas ik nigaah-e-karam hai kaafii agar u.nhe.n pesh-o-pas nahii.n hai ,
zaahe tamannaa kii merii fitarat asiir-e-hirs-o-havas nahii.n hai,
nazar se sayyaad duur ho jaa yahaa.N teraa mujh pe bas nahii.n hai ,
chaman ko barbaad karanevaale ye aashiyaa.N hai qafas nahii.n hai,
kisii ke jalve ta.Dap rahe hai.n huduud-e-hosh-o-Khirad ke aage ,
huduud-e-hosh-o-Khirad ke aage nigaah ke dastaras nahii.n hai,
jahaa.N kii nayarangiiyo.n se yaksar badal ga_ii aashiyaa.N kii suurat ,
qafas samajhatii hai.n jin ko nazare.n vo dar-haqiiqat qafas nahii.n hai,
kahaa.N ke naale kahaa.N kii aahe.n jamii hai.n un kii taraf nigaahe.n ,
kuchh is qadar mahv-e-yaad huu.N mai.n ki fursat-e-yak-nafas nahii.n hai,
tasavvur-e-ishrat-e-guzishtaa kaa husn-e-taasiir allaah allaah ,
vahii fazaaye.N vahii havaaye.N chaman se kuchh kam qafas nahii.n hai,
kisii ke be’etanaa_iyo.n ne badal hii Daalaa nizaam-e-gulashan, 
jo baat pahale bahaar me.n thii vo baat ab ke baras nahii.n hai,
ye buu-e-sumbul, ye Khaa.ndaa gul aur aah! ye dard bharii sadaaye.N, 
qafas ke a.ndar chaman ho shaayad chaman ke a.ndar qafas nahii.n hai,
na hosh-e-Khilvat na fikr-e-mahafil ayaa.N ho ab kis pe haalaat-e-dil, 
mai.n aap hii apanaa ham-nafas huu.N meraa ko_ii ham-nafas nahii.n hai,
kare.n bhii kyaa shikavaa-e-zamaanaa kahe.n bhii kyaa dard kaa fasaanaa, 
jahaa.N me.n hai.n laakh dushman-e-jaa.N ko_ii masiihaa nafas nahii.n hai,
sunii hai ahal-e-junuu.N ne aksar Khaamoshii-e-marg kii sadaaye.N ,
sunaa ye thaa kaaravaan-e-hastii rahiin-e-baa.ng-e-jaras nahii.n hai,
chaman kii aazaadiyaa.N muaKhKhar tasavvur-e-aashiyaa.N muqaddam ,
Gham-e-asiiriihai naa-mukammal agar Gham-e-Khaar-o-Khas nahii.n hai,
na kar mujhe sharmsaar naaseh mai.n dil se majabuur huu.N ki jis kaa ,
hai yuu.N to kaun-o-makaa.N pe qaabuu magar muhabbat pe bas nahii.n hai,
kahaa.N vo ummiid aamad aamad kahaa.N ye iifaa_e ahad-e-fardaa ,
jab aitabaar-e-nazar na thaa kuchh ab aitabaar-e-nafas nahii.n hai,
vahii.n hai.n naGhme.n vahii hai naale sun ai mujhe bhuul jaane vale, 
terii sama’at se duur huu.N mai.n jabhii to naalo.n me.n ras nahii.n hai,
"Shakeel" duniyaa me.n jis ko dekhaa kuchh us kii duniyaa hii aur dekhii ,
hazaar naqqaad-e-zindagii hai.n magar ko_ii nuktaaras nahii.n hai.