dida-e-sarf-e-intizar hai shama
meri haalat ki yaadgar hai shama

nahin dil mein kisi ke soz-o-gudaz
ki tamasha-e-rozgar hai shama

pae-jumbish sada tadapti hai
tapish-e-na-tawan shikar hai shama

rukh-e-raushan hai nur-e-binai
chashm-e-ushshaq ka ghubar hai shama

roz-e-tira mein bad-numa khurshid
shab-e-raushan mein tira-kar hai shama

yaad-e-gul-e-rukh se phul jhadte hain
kis bashashat se nau-bahaar hai shama

khak nasur-e-dil bhare is ka
zakhmi-e-girya-ha-e-zar hai shama

husn diwana sab ko karta hai
apne hi aap par nisar hai shama

subh hote hi timtimati hai
aap ki chashm-e-pur-khumar hai shama

kyun na roe na kis tarah se jale
ki fughani-e-raaz-dar hai shama

nahin bujhti lagi hui ji ki
shola-e-jaan-e-sogwar hai shama

hai idhar dagh-e-barq-e-parwana
aur udhar chashm-e-abr-bar hai shama

husn bhi hai maal-e-kar wabaal
bazm-dar-bazm kya hai khar hai shama

jhankna parde se buri khu hai
khud-ba-khud aap sharmsar hai shama

shab-e-tanhai aur tu aur ye
ai 'qalaq' teri gham-gusar hai shama