pahan ke pairhan-e-gul saba nikalti hai
siyahiyon ke jigar se ziya nikalti hai

kabhi to mujh ko bhi ehsas-e-ashnai de
wo raushni jo kaf-e-gul pe ja nikalti hai

main aankh band karun to bhi hai wahi manzar
wo ek shakl har ek ru pe aa nikalti hai

sarab-e-fahm se aage kahin hai bahr-e-murad
har ek manzil-e-dil naqsh-e-pa nikalti hai

kabhi jo khul ke karun baat apne aap se main
har ek aarzu gham-ashna nikalti hai

hujum-e-aks mein chehra talash kaise karen
har ek shakl ehsas-e-khala nikalti hai

sarak rahe hain andhere har ek basti se
azab-e-abr se qurs-e-wafa nikalti hai

mere yaqin ki ghutan aur bhi badhe 'nahid'
hawa ho band to mauj-e-bala nikalti hai