betab hain kisi ki nigahen naqab mein
hain bijliyan ki kaund rahi hain sahab mein

likkhunga khat mein khub adu ki buraiyan
ho kar khafa wo kuchh na likhenge jawab mein

hum ko hai un ki fikr to un ko adu ki fikr
donon hain ek silsila-e-iztirab mein

us chhed ke nisar ki sun kar sawal-e-wasl
aaina rakh diya mere aage jawab mein

yaron main bu-e-mehr-o-mohabbat nahin 'nasim'
kya khak ud rahi hai jahan-e-kharab mein