aisi uljhan ho kabhi aisi bhi ruswai ho dil ke har zakhm mein dariyaon ki gahrai ho ishq mein aise kisi ki bhi na ruswai ho har-qadam panw mein zanjir nazar aai ho is tarah yaad teri dil mein chali aai ho jis tarah koi kali shakh pe muskai ho yun guzarte hain tere hijr mein din-raat mere jaan pe jaise kisi shakhs ke ban aai ho did se pyas bujhe chashm-e-tamanna ki kabhi husn-e-zeba se dil-e-zar ki zebai ho tu qarib aaya to aisa mujhe mahsus hua teri khushbu meri sanson mein simat aai ho aise bojhal hain tere baad mohabbat ke qadam jaise ladki kisi dehat ki ghabrai ho ek arsa hua manzar nahin dekha koi husn-e-zeba se meri aankh mein ranai ho mil bhi sakta hai hamein manzil-e-hasti ka suragh waqt ne panw mein zanjir na pahnai ho is tarah dekhta hai mujh ko wo ek shakhs yahan jis tarah ek zamane ki shanasai ho raste aise chamak uthte hain rafta rafta muntazir jaise nazar rah mein phailai ho kash aisa bhi koi lamha mayassar aa jae ishq ki baat bane gham ki pazirai ho aise sine mein pareshan hai dil ka hona har taraf dhul ho har or mein tanhai ho dil bhi jalta ho judai mein sharare ki tarah gili lakdi ki tarah jaan bhi sulgai ho gulshan-e-zist mein raqsan ho bahaaron ka saman tere aanchal se har ek shakh hi rangwai ho husn ko ishq ke aa jaen jo aadab kabhi aankh shaidai na ho dil na tamannai ho arsa-e-zist mein aisa na koi lamha mila kisi saat ne kali pyar ki mahkai ho daere aise banati hai yahan qaus-e-quzah hu-ba-hu jaise kisi shokh ki angdai ho zindagi aise kati tana-o-dushnam ke sath mera hona bhi mere gham ka shanasai ho chain aata hai tamanna ko na arman ko sakun jab mohabbat ki kali khauf se murjhai ho bech ke khud ko bhi khushiyan na kharidi jaen teri duniya mein na aisi kabhi mahngai ho mujh ko gul-rang bahaaron se yahi lagta hai jaise parwa teri khushbu ko liye aai ho dekh kar rang bahaaron ke mujhe lagta hai jaise chunari kisi doshiza ne phailai ho phul ki tarah sabhi dagh mahakne lag jaen kash aisa bhi kahin tarz-e-masihai ho kaisa manzar ho ki sar phodte diwanon ke sang ho hath mein aur samne harjai ho hai mizaj apna alag apni tabiat hai juda kaise is daur ke logon se shanasai ho wo sukhan-war jo sukhan-war hain haqiqi sahab aise logon ka kabhi jashn-e-pazirai ho zakhm us shokh ne is bar lagaya wo 'nabil' jaise biphre hue dariyaon ki gahrai ho chae ka cup ho 'nabil' aur kisi ki yaaden raat ka pichhla pahar aalam-e-tanhai ho aisi haalat mein nazar aaya hai wo aaj 'nabil' jaise sheron mein koi qafiya-paimai ho