kahan hawa ke mukhalif hain baadban kaho
kahin mile hain mohabbat ko saeban kaho

na gul kaho na sitara kaho na jaan kaho
main ek lamha hun mujh ko faqat guman kaho

jo suraten nazar aati hain khwab-e-hasti mein
wo asl mein kabhi hoti hain mehrban kaho

main munfarid to nahin hun magar tumhaara gham
palak tak aane na dun mujh ko raazdan kaho

wo ek shakhs ki jo hasil-e-mohabbat hai
usi ko waqt-e-sukhan hasil-e-bayan kaho

jo lauh-e-dil pe hain mahfuz chand tahriren
unhi huruf mein ulfat ki dastan kaho

hazar tarah to hum log aazmae gae
ab aur kaun sa rahta hai imtihan kaho

sawad-e-sham mein shair-mizaj log agar
fasurda-dil nazar aaen to shadman kaho

'nasim' subh-e-tarab jab chaman mein tum aao
gulon ki taza mahak ko khuda ki shan kaho