na bahar hi lage hai dil na ghar jaane ko ji chahe
samajh mein kuchh nahin aata kidhar jaane ko ji chahe

badi hangama-parwar hain meri tanhaiyan yun to
kisi ki anjuman mein bhi magar jaane ko ji chahe

salib-o-dar ki rahen ye basti aur ye virane
bata zauq-e-junun tera kidhar jaane ko ji chahe

milana muskura kar apni nazren un ki nazron se
jab ai shiraaza-e-hasti bikhar jaane ko ji chahe

bhatakta phir raha hun dar-ba-dar din ke ujalon mein
andhere sham ke bikhren to ghar jaane ko ji chahe

pa-e-tafrih jaane kis taraf wo rukh karen apna
ujalon ki tarah har-su bikhar jaane ko ji chahe

ye duniya jabki ranj-o-dard se mamur hai 'nadim'
magar phir bhi yahan apna thahar jaane ko ji chahe