idhar hum par bhi roz-o-shab giran hain
tumhaare sath bhi majburiyan hain

nazar aati nahin hain kam-nazar ko
sarabon ke jigar mein naddiyan hain

na samjho rah-zano hum ko akela
hamare sath be-samaniyan hain

kabhi hum rahraw-e-rah-e-wafa the
magar ab sochte hain khud kahan hain

dil-e-tanha hai ek viran jazira
lahu ki har taraf maujen rawan hain

koi kyunkar hamara bhed jaane
ki khud hi raaz hain khud raaz-dan hain

na pahunchega hamein dasht-e-tapida
jo hain aatish-ba-pa shoala-ba-jaan hain

'shamim' izhaar-e-gham karne se hasil
yahan tum se kise hamdardiyan hain