kuchh usulon ka nasha tha kuchh muqaddas khwab the
har zamane mein shahadat ke yahi asbab the

koh se niche utar kar kankari chunte hain ab
ishq mein jo aabju the jang mein sailab the

saz o saman the zafar ke par wo shab mein lut gae
khak o khun ke darmiyan kuchh khwab kuchh kam-khwab the

kya dam-e-rukhsat nazar aate khutut-e-dilbari
naqsh the us chand ke lekin ba-shakl-e-ab the

main udu ki justuju mein tha ki ek patthar laga
mud ke dekha to sinan tane hue ahbab the

the bahut nayab wo nur-e-qalam zor-e-bayan
shola uttha jab junun ka phir wahi nayab the

kya firaq o faiz se lena tha mujh ko ai 'naim'
mere aage fikr-o-fan ke kuchh nae aadab the