jab sar-e-sham koi yaad machal jati hai
dil ke virane mein ek shama si jal jati hai

jab bhi aata hai kabhi tark-e-tamanna ka khayal
le ke ek mauj kahin dur nikal jati hai

ye hai mai-khana yahan waqt ka ehsas na kar
gardish-e-waqt yahan jam mein dhal jati hai

khwahish-e-zist gham-e-marg gham-e-sud-o-ziyan
zindagi chand khilaunon se bahal jati hai

jab wo hanste hue aate hain khayalon mein 'kalim'
sham-e-gham subh-e-masarrat mein badal jati hai