gar dosto tum ne use dekha nahin hota
kahne ka tumhaare mujhe shikwa nahin hota

gar kahiye ki ji milne ko tera nahin hota
kahta hai ki han han nahin hota nahin hota

qasid ke bhi gar aane ki ummid na hoti
ek dam bhi to jine ka bharosa nahin hota

yunhi sahi hum hijr mein mar jate bala se
bas aur to kuchh is se ziyaada nahin hota

kyun kahte ho tum mujh se ki aana nahin manzur
ye kis liye kahte ho ki aana nahin hota

go ghair burai se karen zikr hamara
itna bhi to wan zikr hamara nahin hota

lab tak bhi kabhi harf-e-tamanna nahin aaya
aisa koi mahrum-e-tamanna nahin hota

bimari-e-hijran se to marna hi bhala tha
achchha jo main hota to kuchh achchha nahin hota

gar ghair se kuchh tum ko mohabbat nahin hoti
to hum ko ye rashk-e-qalaq-afza nahin hota

ye sach hai ki tum aaoge par dil ko karun kya
kahne ka yaqin aap ke asla nahin hota

hota hai wo sab kuchh jo suna ho kabhi tum ne
ek tere na hone se yahan kya nahin hota

ab samjhe ki yun hum ko bulate na kabhi tum
gar aap ki mahfil ka ye naqsha nahin hota

go jhut ho dhoka ho tasalli to hai dil ko
hota hai qalaq aur jo wada nahin hota

maqbul tamanna to 'nizam' apni kahan ho
maqbul wahan uzr-e-tamanna nahin hota