koi kyon bewafa hai kya kahiye
apni apni ada hai kya kahiye

aap ki kya khata hai kya kahiye
dil sitam-ashna hai kya kahiye

husn hangama-za hai kya kahiye
ishq be-dast-o-pa hai kya kahiye

shauq hangama-za hai kya kahiye
har-nafas muddaa hai kya kahiye

chaarasazon ka kuchh qusur nahin
dard hi la-dawa hai kya kahiye

qaid-e-hasti se chhut to jate
har sitam aasra hai kya kahiye

haal-e-'nashad' dekhte kya ho
ye bhi shan-e-khuda hai kya kahiye