nur andhere ki fasilon pe saja deta hun
main siyah-bakht charaghon ko jala deta hun

pahle ek jism banata hun kisi phul pe phir
ek chehra kisi patthar pe bana deta hun

din nikalte hi kise dhundne jata hun main
raat ke pichhle pahar kis ko sada deta hun

ek arse se gham-e-hijr mein masruf hai tu
aa mere dil mein tujhe kaam naya deta hun

mujh sa sade bhi koi hoga zamane mein ki main
apne qatil ko bhi umron ki dua deta hun

bahte dariya ka badan dhank ke khushk aankhon se
mom ke qalb ko patthar ki qaba deta hun

mustaqil rah-e-sukhan ka hun musafir 'nayab'
gar thakan likh dun waraq par to mita deta hun