harf-e-gham us ki sada hai shayad
ye wahi naghma-sara hai shayad

yun jo hum khud se khafa baithe hain
hum se wo ruth gaya hai shayad

dhadkanen dil ki bahut tez huin
us ne kuchh hum se kaha hai shayad

jo udae liye jati hai hamein
us ke kuche ki hawa hai shayad

aasman hai na zamin apni jagah
hadisa koi hua hai shayad

kya ujale mein nazar aae 'nasim'
wo andhere ka diya hai shayad