jita hun jo mar mar ke ye jina to nahin hai
duniya mere ehsas ki duniya to nahin hai

kahne ko to hai dida-e-nargis mein bhi jadu
har aankh mein taswir-e-tamanna to nahin hai

ye husn ke jalwe ye fazaon ka tarannum
ye sham-e-chaman sham-e-kalisa to nahin hai

aaya hai dil-e-zar ko paigham-e-masarrat
ye bhi gham-e-farda ka taqaza to nahin hai

yun ruth ke jaane pe main khamosh hun lekin
ye baat mere dil ko gawara to nahin hai

har haal mein lazim hai mujhe pas-e-mohabbat
ye sach hai magar dil ka bharosa to nahin hai

bigde the wo jis baat pe mujh se sar-e-mahfil
ai 'naqsh' dil us baat ko bhula to nahin hai