be-khabar hone se pahle ki khabar to dekhte
dubte suraj ki jaanib ek nazar to dekhte

chhed kar zikr-e-judai samne us ke kabhi
us ke chehre se huwaida us ka dar to dekhte

dekhne us ko gali ki samt gar jaane ko the
auj par betabi-e-diwar-o-dar to dekhte

jis ne milna hi nahin hai us ko pane ki talash
be-wajah kar ke kabhi koi safar to dekhte

hath se chhu kar nahin to pas hi ja kar use
shahar mein utra hai ek rashk-e-qamar to dekhte

garmiyon mein dasht-e-hijran ka safar rakhna kabhi
dhup mein jal kar samar dete shajar to dekhte

raat ki tarikiyon mein ghar se niklo to 'naim'
dekhte hain kis tarah se be-basar to dekhte