hai tasawwur mujhe har dam teri yaktai ka
mashghala aath pahar hai yahi tanhai ka

ishq mein rashk hamesha se chala aata hai
dekho qabil ne kya haal kiya bhai ka

jam-e-sail ki tarah hain meri aankhen dar dar
jab se aashiq kisi kafir-e-shaidai ka

ishq-e-kaamil jo hua nang kahan aar kahan
dhyan badmast ko rahta nahin ruswai ka

hijr mein gardish-e-behuda jo hai ai saqi
jam kya kasa-e-sar hai kisi saudai ka

meri aankhon ne tujhe dekh ke wo kuchh dekha
ki zaban-e-mizha par shikwa hai binai ka

qadam aghyar ka rakhna ho gawara kyun kar
tere dar par hai mujhe shaghl jabin-sai ka

mujh se rahta hai ramida wo ghazal-e-shahri
saf sikha hai chalan aahu-e-sahrai ka

hijr mein chatke jo ghunche hui aawaz tufang
sehn-e-gulzar hai maidan-e-saf-arai ka

jis ne dekha tujhe ai yar hua diwana
hai tamasha tere har ek tamashai ka

sabza rangon ka ye hai khak muqarrar 'nasikh'
sabz rang is liye aata hai nazar kai ka