ajnabi shahr ki ajnabi sham mein

ajnabi shahr ki ajnabi sham mein
zindagi dhal gai malgaji sham mein
sham aankhon mein utri usi sham ko
zindagi se gai zindagi sham mein


dard ki lahr mein zindagi bah gai
umr yun kat gai hijr ki sham mein
ishq par aafrin jo salamat raha
is bikharti hui surmai sham mein


har taraf ashk aur siskiyan hijr ki
dard hi dard hai har ghadi sham mein
aakhiri bar aaya tha milne koi
hijr mujh ko mila wasl ki sham mein


raat 'shahin'! aankhon mein katne lagi
is tarah gum hui raushni sham mein