ab jo barsa abr-e-gham aisa kabhi barsa nahin
dil bhi duba sath mein ghar hi faqat duba nahin

ai thake-mande musafir ja yahan se dur ja
waqt wo diwar hai jis ka kahin saya nahin

kya tamasha hai ki ab har shakhs ko ye wahm hai
sab se main uncha hun mujh se koi bhi uncha nahin

ab jo pahchane to kyunkar koi pahchane mujhe
baat itni hai ki ye chehra mera chehra nahin

qaid kar leti hai mujh ko kyon chaman ki har kali
main faqat rang-e-chaman hun bu-e-awara nahin

dida-o-dil ke dariche band kar so ja 'shamim'
rang-o-bu ka aaj bhi jhonka idhar aaya nahin