aa ke mujh tak kashti-e-mai saqiya ulti phiri
aaj kya naddi bahi ulti hawa ulti phiri

aate aate lab par aah-e-na-rasa ulti phiri
wo bhi mera hi dabane ko gala ulti phiri

mud ke dekha us ne aur war abruon ka chal gaya
ek chhuri sidhi phiri aur ek zara ulti phiri

la saka nazzara-e-rukhsar-e-raushan ki na tab
ja ke aaine pe chehre ki ziya ulti phiri

rast-bazon hi ko pisa aasman ne raat din
wa-e-qismat jab phiri ye aasiya ulti phiri

jo bada bol ek din bole the pesh aaya wahi
gumbad-e-gardun se takra kar sada ulti phiri

rizq kha kar ghair ki qismat ka zambur-e-asal
tu ne dekha halq tak ja kar ghiza ulti phiri

tu sataish-gar hai us ka jo hai tera madh-khwan
ye to ai mushfiq zamir-e-marhaba ulti phiri

jis par aai thi tabiat ki usi ne kuchh na qadr
jins-e-dil manind-e-jins-e-narawa ulti phiri

ya to kushi dubti thi ya chali sahil se dur
wae nakaami phiri bhi to hawa ulti phiri

girne wala hai kisi dushman pe kya tir-e-shahab
aasman tak ja ke kyun aah-e-rasa ulti phiri

ji gaya main us ke aa jaane se dushman mar gaya
dekh kar isa ko baalin par qaza ulti phiri

mar gaya be-maut main aakhir ajal bhi dur hai
kucha-e-qatil ka batla kar pata ulti phiri

hijr ki shab mujh ko ulti sans lete dekh kar
ek hi dam mein wahan ja kar saba ulti phiri

hai mera virana-e-gham 'nazm' aisa haul-nak
mauj-e-sail aai to le kar boriya ulti phiri