ye nafraton ka sulagta alaw kaisa hai
ye karwan-e-sahar ka padaw kaisa hai

lahuluhan hai peshani-e-saba kyunkar
badan pe ahl-e-gulistan ke ghaw kaisa hai

mohabbaton ki rawish mein bapa hai raqs-e-sharar
ye shahr-e-ishq wafa mein tanaw kaisa hai

mata-e-dard ki hai apna mushtarak wirsa
miyan-e-ham-nafasan bhed-bhaw kaisa hai

simat rahe hain ujale ufuq ki banhon mein
andheri raat ka ye chal-chalaw kaisa hai

na khauf-e-kam-nigahi hai na khadsha-e-shab-khun
shuur-e-jihat se aari bahaw kaisa hai

salib-o-dar ke mausam pe guftugu na sahi
dayar-e-husn ka ab rakh-rakhaw kaisa hai

jabin-e-fikr pe zakhmon ki kaifiyat kya hai
hujum-e-shauq ka aalam batao kaisa hai

'shamim' qimat-e-jins-e-hayat kya thahri
lahu ka shahr-e-nigaran mein bhaw kaisa hai