yaad mujhe dila gai meri wo bewafaiyan
aankh mein us ki naqsh thin kitni kathin judaiyan

chehre pe kya azab the aankh mein kitne khwab the
hont khuli kitab the kahte the sab kahaniyan

phaili thi us ke aas-pas gahri udasiyon ki bas
jhank rahi thi sakht pyas dahak rahe the jism-o-jaan

palkon pe guzri saaten lab par gile shikayaten
aansuon mein hikayaten dhadkanen sans siskiyan

lafz the kuchh kate kate sans bhi the bate bate
baal the gard mein ate chehre pe thin hawaiyan

'sham' hawa ki siskiyan din ke lahu ki surkhiyan
dard-bhari ye dastan phaili hain sab karan karan