ishq ki khubi kahun kya aashna
jaan ka dushman hai dil ka aashna

bahr-e-ulfat se kinara khub hai
kha gaya ghota to duba aashna

roz-e-bad se dar ki ho jate hain phir
dost dushman aashna na-ashna

dahr mein kamyab kya nayab hain
kimiya darwesh sachcha aashna

shaghlan-e-ishq ka ye dard hai
ya muhib ya mehrban ya aashna

pak ulfat ho to phir kya ai raqib
aashna hai aashna ka aashna

do samajhna saf hai be-wahdati
ek hi begana ho ya aashna

hum to dil se nek samjhe hain tumhein
tum bura kahte ho achchha aashna

dil jale kya kya nahin kahte tumhein
be-murawwat bewafa na-ashna

aao ji dil khol kar mil lijiye
zindagi ka kya bharosa aashna

qulzum-e-ishq ek tufan-khez hai
dube is dariya mein sadha-ashna

kahiye to kah dun hazaron mein ye baat
hai 'nasim' ek gul-badan ka aashna