khwab ki rah mein aae na dar-o-baam kabhi
is musafir ne uthaya nahin aaram kabhi

rashk-e-mahtab hai ek dagh-e-tamanna kab se
dil ka nazzara karo aa ke sar-e-sham kabhi

shab-ba-khair us ne kaha tha ki sitare larze
hum na bhulenge judai ka wo hangam kabhi

sarkashi apni hui kam na ummiden tutin
mujh se kuchh khush na gaya mausam-e-alam kabhi

hum se aawaron ki sohbat mein hai wo lutf ki bas
do ghadi mil to sahi gardish-e-ayyam kabhi

ai saba main bhi tha aashufta-saron mein yakta
puchhna dilli ki galiyon se mera nam kabhi

nudrat-e-fikr ne gar sath jo chhoda to 'naim'
apne sar lenge tatabbo ka na ilzam kabhi