is rah-e-talab mein main ai dil jata hun kahan malum nahin
apna bhi pata malum nahin manzil ka nishan malum nahin

hum lakh chhupaenge ai dil is jazb-e-mohabbat ko lekin
ai josh-e-junun phir aati hai kyon lab pe fughan malum nahin

baaten kuchh un se aisi huin hum aql-o-khirad sab kho baithe
qissa ko bayan karne ke liye andaz-e-bayan malum nahin

samjha tha bahaaren hi hongi gulshan mein hamesha chaaron taraf
shayad ki tujhe barq-e-larzan andaz-e-khizan malum nahin

allah re shauq-e-gul-bosi itna bhi nahin hai mujh ko pata
kanton mein ulajh kar bhi khush hai kyon meri zaban malum nahin

har bar bhulaun main lekin ai ru-e-hasin zulf-e-mushkin
jata hai dil-e-pur-shauq-talab kyon su-e-butan malum nahin

aahon se use taskin nahin ashkon se 'nasim' ab chain nahin
kya chiz bhala phir chahta hai ye qalb-e-tapan malum nahin