mushkilen khal khal chahte hain
shauq mein e'tidal chahte hain

kat ke apni jadon se kuchh paude
sabz mausam ki shaal chahte hain

kam se kam khud se to hain mukhlis wo
jo hamein hasb-e-haal chahte hain

lakh jina haram ho hum par
hum to rizq-e-halal chahte hain

kya kami aa gai hai chahat mein
zakhm kyun indimal chahte hain

aankh pathra gai hai ro ro kar
ashk apna nikal chahte hain

chand lamhat surkh-rui ke
kitne hi mah-o-sal chahte hain

ghar ke jalwe 'nadim' kam to nahin
ek zara dekh-bhaal chahte hain