jab faraaz-e-baam par wo jalwa-gar hota nahin
koi aalam ho nazar mein mo'atabar hota nahin

rafta rafta ho raha hai wo sitamgar mehrban
kaun kahta hai mohabbat mein asar hota nahin

be-wafai ne kiya hai qissa-e-gham ko tawil
ab kisi surat ye qissa mukhtasar hota nahin

kab nigahon mein nahin hota teri furqat ka gham
kaun sa aalam hai jab dard-e-jigar hota nahin

shiddat-e-gham mein kami hoti nahin rone se kuchh
lashkar-e-gham aansuon se muntashir hota nahin

ab bhi nazren hain faraaz tur par paiham magar
hae wo jalwa ki jo bar-e-digar hota nahin

rahbar ki sazishon ne wo diye hain gham 'nadim'
ab kisi surat yaqin-e-rahbar hota nahin