jo raqibon ne kaha tu wahi bad-zan samjha
dost afsos na samjha mujhe dushman samjha

na-tawan wo hun ki bistar pe mujhe dekh ke aah
tar-e-bistar koi samjha koi sozan samjha

tegh-e-qatil jo mohabbat se lagi aa ke gale
tab ko us ki main apni rag-e-gardan samjha

apne pajama-e-kam-khwab ki har boti ko
shama-ru shab ko charagh-e-tah-e-daman samjha

sur-at-e-ablaq-e-ayyam se ghafil tha aah
dam-e-akhir main use umr ka tausan samjha

khar-e-sahra se chhidi jab kaf-e-pa majnun ki
khak-bezi ko wo ghirbaal ka rauzan samjha

kamar-e-yar ka az-bas-ki jo rahta hai khayal
dil ko main chini-e-mu-dar ka bartan samjha

gul ko malum na thi hasti-e-fani apni
ai nasim-e-sahari waqt-e-shaguftan samjha

bistar-e-gul se munaqqash jo hua us ka badan
tan-e-nazuk pe wo phul-kari ki chipkan samjha

jite-ji chahiye hai aaqibat-e-kar ki fikr
faeda kya agar insan pas-e-murdan samjha

mirzai ko na fariyaad ne chhoda ta-marg
jigha-e-sar tujhe ai tesha-e-ahan samjha

aks-afgan hai tere saghar-e-sahba mein ye zulf
tu abas ai but-e-mai-kash use nagan samjha

saya-e-zulf ne us ke ye diya dhoka raat
chalne walon ne jise afi-e-rahzan samjha

chashm ne apni taraf se to sujhai thi 'nasir'
dil na par us sitam-ijad ki chitwan samjha