suKHan suKHan jo kisi karb se ibarat tha
main lafz lafz KHud apni hi to hikayat tha
KHyal-e-wahm ki surat bhi kya haqiqat tha
wo dur dur tha to kitna KHub-surat tha
har ek ba-nam-e-mohabbat KHulus ki KHatir
har ek dusre ke waste musibat tha
wajud-e-lafz-o-mani sukun-e-jaan kahiye
KHud apni zat mein har harf ek aziyyat tha
lapakte shoalon mein jalte rahe KHutut magar
ek ek harf pukara hai main mohabbat tha
use daraazi-e-qad par bahut ghurur hua
suna hai us mein bhi pahlu husul-e-shohrat tha
hazar us se KHafa hon bura kahen lekin
'shamim' shaKHs tha kya KHub dam ghanimat tha
Ghazal
SuKHan suKHan jo kisi karb se ibarat tha
Mukhtar Shameem