nikal aaya wo ghabra kar dil us ka is qadar dhadka
sada bijli ki di nale ne jab munh se mere kadka

thahar kuchh din mein dast-andaziyon ka waqt aaega
nihaal-e-nau-damida hun bharosa kya meri jad ka

hamesha khak-o-khun mein mujh ko betabi bithaya ki
ba-shakl-e-murgh-e-bismil kaun se pahlu nahin phadka

khayal-e-ariz-e-raushan mein subh-o-sham yaksan hai
yahan aathon-pahar pesh-e-nazar hai nur ka tadka

ye sach hai waqt par be-raunaqi bhi kaam aati hai
nihaal-e-khushk ko khatka nahin hota hai patjhad ka

na kyun pinhan rakhun daman mein us ko kam-nigahon se
samajhta hun main apna ashk-e-gulgun lal gudad ka

guzarta hai salamat waqif-e-anjam matlab se
nahin rasta khatakta aankh mein dahqan ki bihad ka

liye hain gul ke bose aaj kis chori se bulbul ne
pada soya kiya gulchin koi patta nahin khadka

chhupaya parda-e-fanus ban kar jism-e-uryan ne
darun-e-ustukhwan se jis ghadi shoala koi bhadka

ba-juz ima kalam-e-ishq matlab se muarra hai
kisi par raaz khul sakta nahin majzub ki bad ka

fasahat ke khilaf aae nazar sab qafiye hum ko
'nasim' aisi zamin par kijiye itlaq bihad ka