marg-e-aghyar lab pe la na saka
wo qasam hun jo yar kha na saka

is qadar zoaf tha ki tera naz
thi tamanna magar utha na saka

mar ke thanda kahin na ho jae
is liye wo mujhe jila na saka

bukhl dekho to meri turbat par
ek aansu bhi wo gira na saka

uth na jae raqib mahfil se
mujh ko pahlu mein wo bitha na saka

tha jo ashk-e-aziz khatir mein
dida-e-tar mujhe baha na saka

husn tera wo mah-e-taban tha
abr-e-gesu jise chhupa na saka

dar-e-fani maqam-e-laghzish hai
koi apna qadam jama na saka

na mila koi waqt-e-tanhai
haal-e-dil yar ko suna na saka

jaanta tha pade rahenge wahin
is liye yar ghar bata na saka

na mana lad ke wo bahut chaha
aise bigde ki phir bana na saka

dekh kar bad-dimaghiyan un ki
nama-bar khat mera padha na saka

kis tarah arz-e-muddaa karta
ghair ko pas se hata na saka

aarzu-mand rah gaya majnun
mere aage farogh pa na saka

kina shauq-e-raqib tha ai dost
ki tabiat se teri ja na saka

kya nadamat hui hai qatil se
naz-e-khanjar gulu utha na saka

khauf tha ghash unhen na aa jae
main shigaf-e-jigar dikha na saka

na-tawan tha 'nasim' is darja
ki wo zanjir-e-pa hila na saka