ab kya kahen kisi se ye apni zaban se hum
be-zar ho chuke hain fareb-e-jahan se hum

nazzara-e-jamal ka aalam ajib tha
madhosh o be-khabar the wahan be-zaban se hum

ab haal-e-iztirab-e-tabiat na puchhiye
tadpe hain umr bhar tere dard-e-nihan se hum

ye zor-e-barq-o-baad ye tufan al-aman
mahrum ho na jaen kahin aashiyan se hum

jin ki mahak se ruh pe tari hai be-khudi
wo phul chun rahe hain tere gulistan se hum

tamir-e-nau hai parda-e-takhrib mein nihan
samjhe hain raaz-e-dahr ye daur-e-jahan se hum

manzil pe ho rahi hain qayamat ki shorishen
ghafil pade hue hain magar karwan se hum

naseh! khayal-e-tark-e-mohabbat se faeda
waqif nahin hain kya alam-e-jawedan se hum

ai 'naqsh' mukhtasar ye haqiqat hai maut ki
phir aa gae wahin pe chale the jahan se hum