rasm-e-duniya mujh ko bhi aakhir nibhana aa gaya
apne mahsusat ko dil mein dabana aa gaya

be-zabani ne meri barson rulaya khun mujhe
lab-kusha hun jab se thokar mein zamana aa gaya

bin tumhaare zindagi thi jaise ek koh-e-giran
tum mile hamdam to jine ka bahana aa gaya

han faqat ranj-o-alam se aashnai thi meri
tum jo aae in labon ko muskurana aa gaya

ek din meri tarah tadpoge tum bhi dekhna
gar kahin dil ko mere tum ko bhulana aa gaya

chaar-su roti bilakti aur tadapti zindagi
main bhala kaise kahun mausam suhana aa gaya

ek na ek din main bhi 'shama' muskuraungi zarur
naqsh-e-mazi gar mujhe dil se bhulana aa gaya