na jaane rabt-e-masarrat hai kis qadar gham se khabar khushi ko mili bhi to chashm-e-pur-nam se zaban kholiye khalwat mein be-hijabana chhupai jati hai kab dil ki baat mahram se kisi ki yaad mein kya kya na hum pe bit gai jahan ne di thi jo fursat zara hamein gham se shuur-e-shana-kashi dekhiye unhen kab aae mizaj-e-zist hai wabasta zulf-e-barham se fareb-e-dost na khate to aur kya karte yahi to rasm chali aa rahi hai aadam se ye aaj kaun si taqsir ho gai 'nami' ki dost bhi to milate nahin nazar hum se