ek muddat ho gai gham se shanasai hue
hum use apna samajh kar us ke shaidai hue

jab khulus-e-yar mein shamil tasanno ho gaya
hum bhi kya karte asir-e-dasht-e-tanhai hue

faslon ne qurbaton par dal di hai khak si
ek arsa ho gaya hai bazm-arai hue

khul gae yak-lakht un par sab maani husn ke
hum se milte hi wo khud aagah-e-ranai hue

yun jala dale to the hum ne tumhaare sab khutut
kuchh ki chehre par likhe jo wajh-e-ruswai hue

hum ne khwabon mein basa rakkha tha jis ko ai 'nasim'
khinch kar daman wahi mahw-e-khud-arai hue