ek justuju sada hi se zehn-e-bashar mein hai
jab se mili zamin musalsal safar mein hai

har-chand mere sath udasi safar mein hai
raushan charagh-e-shauq magar chashm-e-tar mein hai

mallah kah raha hai ki sahil hai bas qarib
lekin mujhe pata hai ki kashti bhanwar mein hai

tum se kabhi jo bol na paya main ek baat
ban kar khalish wo aaj bhi mere jigar mein hai

barbaadiyon ki zad pe faqat shakh-e-gul nahin
gulshan tamam nargha-e-barq-o-sharar mein hai

jab se main un ke halqa-e-baiat mein aa gaya
'nayab' ek raushni fikr-o-nazar mein hai