ho gae jab ek ja kuchh tishnigan-e-sham-e-gham
su-e-mai-khana chala ek karwan-e-sham-e-gham

hijr ke gham se bada duniya mein koi gham nahin
samne aaen kahan hain qatilan-e-sham-e-gham

jab jala lin bastiyan gurgon ne jitni ban padi
parda-e-baatil se nikle hakiman-e-sham-e-gham

aaj to saqi mujhe bas jam-e-khali chahiye
aansuon se bhar chuka hai martaban-e-sham-e-gham

panchhiyon ne apne apne ghonslon mein li panah
suna-suna pad gaya hai aasman-e-sham-e-gham

tishnagi aawargi khana-kharabi bekali
hai bahut wus'at liye ye khandan-e-sham-e-gham

der tak karte rahe baaten teri taswir se
aur karte 'nazr' kis ko raazdan-e-sham-e-gham