WAQT KA AB HAR TAQAAZA KIS QADAR BOJHAL HUA,
KHWAAB KA KAIF O ASAR BHI AANKH SE OJHAL HUA,
IK JAHAA'N DARKAAR HAI HESAAS LOGO'N KE LIYE,
BE HISI KE DAUR MEI'N EHSAAS BHI PAGAL HUA,
JO AMAL MUJH SE HUA INSANIYAT KE NAAM PER,
DARDE DIL KA MAS'ALA US KI BADAULAT HAL HUA,
WAS ATE FIKR O NAZAR MEI'N TEERGI KAM TER HUI,
JAB SAFAR MEI'N AAP JAISA RAHNUMA SHAAMIL HUA,
YEH TERA PAIKAR FAQAT BE NOOR SI TASWEER HAI,
"SHAMA" KO PAHCHANNA SAB KO BAHUT MUSHKIL HUA.