apne hī fan kī aag meñ jalte rahe 'shamīm'
hoñToñ pe sab ke hausla-afzā.ī rah ga.ī
apne hi fan ki aag mein jalte rahe 'shamim'
honTon pe sab ke hausla-afzai rah gai
Farooq Shamim was born on 30th May 1953 at Aurangabad, Maharashtra. His first collection of poetry “Pesh Rau Ghazlen” was published in 2000.