ye shafaq pighle hue sone ki goya kan hai
jis taraf dekho sunahre rang ka tufan hai

arsh se ta-farsh chhai hai gulabi raushni
uf chhidak di kis ne aalam par sharab-e-zindagi

ho rahi hain safha-e-alam par rang-ameziyan
ban gaya sara jahan-e-sada ek rangin jahan

ja raha hai qafila ranginiyon nuron ka ye
bah raha hai ya safina charkh par huron ka ye

ye sunahri kaun basti hai nahin chalta pata
kah raha hai dil jazira to nahin ye khuld ka

husn masti-za kuchh aisa chha raha hai dahr par
dil se main hun be-khabar to dil hai mujh se be-khabar

khuld ka zarrin samundar maujzan hai charkh par
ya jawahar ka zakhira aa raha hai ye nazar

jis taraf dekho zamin ta-asman hai surkh-posh
ek zamin-o-asman kya kul jahan hai surkh-posh

ye tahayyur-za nazare ye suhani rangaten
kya utar aai hain gardun se zamin par jannaten

kash is dilchasp-tar duniya mein kho jae 'shamim'
kash in ranginiyon mein jazb ho jae 'shamim'