kitne jug bit gae phir bhi na bhula jae
main jahan jaun mere sath wo chehra jae
raat ab lauT chali nind se jaga jae
apne khoe hue suraj ko pukara jae
ye damakte hue ruKHsar chamakti aankhen
zindagi kar chuke ab Dub ke dekha jae
ab ke tufan mein ho jae na reza reza
jism ki TuTti diwar ko thama jae
mohtasib shahr mein mizan liye phirte hain
hum gunahgar hain is shahr se bhaga jae
apne hi dil mein kabhi jhank ke dekho mujh ko
main koi raaz nahin hun jise samjha jae
le ke shishe mein chalo aatish-e-sayyal 'shamim'
qazi-e-shahr ke iman ko parkha jae
Ghazal
Kitne jug bit gae phir bhi na bhula jae
Syed Ahmed Shameem