dard sahne ki baat karta hai
wo mujhe aashna-e-zat karta hai

bosa deta hai mere hathon ko
maut ko yun hayat karta hai

samne baith kar jo bolta hai
sirf apni hi baat karta hai

puchhti hun main apne aap se ye
kaise din ko wo raat karta hai

us ki mutthi mein band sans meri
wusat-e-kaenat karta hai

kasa-e-chashm us ka bharta nahin
yun to zikr-e-najat karta hai

jab bhi karta hai ishq ki baaten
waris-e-shash-jihat karta hai

aks kar ke mujhe wo shakhs 'nasim'
raat-din mujh se baat karta hai