na kaam aai mere kuchh meri sharafat bhi
mere khilaf hui us ke sath khilqat bhi

wo shakhs yun tha ki jaise dhula-dhulaya hua
thi khatm us pe har ek tarah ki nafasat bhi

wo jama-zeb tha itna ki takte hi rahiye
ye dil to chahta tha mustaqil rafaqat bhi

bila-sabab na tha us mein wafur-e-khud-bini
ghurur-e-husn ke ham-rah thi nazakat bhi

tha us ka chehra-e-zeba ki mah-para koi
sukun-bakhsh thi us ki mujhe tamazat bhi

barat na sakta tha khul kar wo iltifat magar
thi us ki chashm-e-fusun-saz mein murawwat bhi

main us ke samne gum-sum raha sukhan-basta
na kar saka kabhi arz-e-hunar ki jurat bhi

main kar-gah-e-jahan mein azal se hun tanha
na ras aai mujhe mahwashon ki qurbat bhi

hujum-e-shauq mein yun bhi hua ki main 'nasir'
hawas gum kiye bhule raha zehanat bhi