jab chahe koi tod de aise to nahin hain
mitti ke hain mitti ke khilaune to nahin hain

be-mehri-e-ahbab ka shikwa nahin mujh ko
ahbab hain rahmat ke farishte to nahin hain

mathe pe shikan aur pareshan hain zulfen
ye aap kisi fikr mein uljhe to nahin hain

in kali ghataon ko main pahchan raha hun
baadal jo garajte hain baraste to nahin hain

moti ki tarah aab hain chehron se numayan
ye log kahin dub ke ubhre to nahin hain

tadbir se taqdir ka rishta nahin milta
hum hath dhare hath pe baithe to nahin hain

kya gham hai jo dil aap ka toda hai kisi ne
duniya mein 'shamim' aap akele to nahin hain