wo lab-kusha hon to goshe kai nikalte hain
isi charagh se kitne charagh jalte hain

main jal raha hun magar kaun is ko manega
mere wajud se shoale kahan nikalte hain

kisi libas mein khud ko chhupa nahin pate
libas din mein kai bar jo badalte hain

ye ahl-e-ilm ka shewa kabhi raha hi nahin
jo kuchh nahin hain wahi sar utha ke chalte hain

khata muaf hamein aap hi se shikwa hai
ki hum tabah faqat aap hi ke chalte hain

bahut se log samajhte hain khud-sari is ko
ki hum hanuz isi shan se nikalte hain

kabhi wo tir nahin baithte nishane par
kashan kashan jo kaman se teri nikalte hain

samajh gae the na pighle to tut jaenge
wagarna barf ke tude kahin pighalte hain

qadam qadam pe wo phir thokaren nahin khate
'shamim' ek hi thokar mein jo sambhalte hain