tha aaine ke samne chehra khula hua pani pe jaise chand ka saya pada hua ghulti gai badan mein tamazat sharab ki saghar nigah ka tha labaalab bhara hua kal raat thodi der ko palken jhapak gain jaga to jod jod tha apna dukha hua shayad ki so gae hain bahut thak ke dil-jale shahr-e-junun tamam hai suna pada hua tahzib dhundhti hai kisi irtiqa ki shakl iqbaal-mandiyon ka hai suraj dhala hua dil ka wajud gham ke andhere mein kho gaya jaise kisi mazar ka katba mita hua kandhe pe dho raha hun gae waqt ki salib kanton ka taj sar pe hai apne rakha hua gharqab ho na jae kahin zabt ka jahan phir aaj dard-e-dil ka hai dariya chadha hua haalat na ab 'shamim' ki puchho ki wo gharib hoga kisi gali mein tamasha bana hua