sukhan sukhan jo kisi karb se ibarat tha
main lafz lafz khud apni hi to hikayat tha

khyal-e-wahm ki surat bhi kya haqiqat tha
wo dur dur tha to kitna khub-surat tha

har ek ba-nam-e-mohabbat khulus ki khatir
har ek dusre ke waste musibat tha

wajud-e-lafz-o-mani sukun-e-jaan kahiye
khud apni zat mein har harf ek aziyyat tha

lapakte shoalon mein jalte rahe khutut magar
ek ek harf pukara hai main mohabbat tha

use daraazi-e-qad par bahut ghurur hua
suna hai us mein bhi pahlu husul-e-shohrat tha

hazar us se khafa hon bura kahen lekin
'shamim' shakhs tha kya khub dam ghanimat tha