husul-e-zar na kasb-e-rutba-e-zi-shan pe rakkhi hai
nazar hum ne hamesha khidmat-e-insan pe rakkhi hai

usi ko har tarah ki kaamrani ho gai hasil
asas-e-zist jis ne hikmat-e-quran pe rakkhi hai

azal ke roz hi se jins-e-ulfat ki giran-bari
nahif-o-na-tawan se shana-e-insan pe rakkhi hai

mohabbat pyar hasrat ranj-o-gham dard-o-hirasani
sabhi baaton ki tohmat ek dil-e-nadan pe rakkhi hai

tan-asani-e-sahil ko to kuchh kahta nahin koi
har ek ne tohmat-e-fitnagari tufan pe rakkhi hai

ye gul hai barq hai shoala hai kundan hai ki hai lala
na jaane kya dahakti shai lab-e-jaanan pe rakkhi hai

mah-o-khurshid ho jaen na mare sharm ke pani
isi khatir naqab us ne rukh-e-taban pe rakkhi hai

'nadim' us ko mayassar aa gai hai shohrat-e-jawed
sada angusht jis ne gardish-e-dauran pe rakkhi hai