nigar-e-mah-wash o mahbub-e-lala-ru ki tarah
koi to raat mere khwab-e-arzu ki tarah

charagh-e-sham-e-tamanna ka rang kya kahiye
laraz raha hai kisi harf-e-arzu ki tarah

shaguft-e-gul ka tabassum bhi harf-e-dilkash hai
magar kahan tere andaz-e-guftugu ki tarah

bahal hi jaega dil nind aa hi jaegi
hawa to de koi daman-e-mushk-bu ki tarah

khulus-e-ishq hirasan hai ahl-e-duniya se
kisi gharib ke ehsas-e-abru ki tarah

hamare fan ka har ek naqsh be-sila ab tak
khamosh hai kisi masum ke lahu ki tarah

khizan ka maqtal-e-hasrat bhi didani hai 'shamim'
pade hain phul shahidan-e-surkh-ru ki tarah