rah rah ke hoti jati hai duniya tamam-shud
hota nahin hai ishq ka qissa tamam-shud

pyase to apne hont bhigo kar chale gae
lekin hawas se kab hua dariya tamam-shud

bikhra ke moti ishq ke har naqsh-e-pa ke sath
us ne kiya hai dasht-e-tamanna tamam-shud

girta hai ek parda andhere ka zist par
hota hai roz ek tamasha tamam-shud

kuchh bhi nahin bachega jahan mein siwa-e-ishq
majnun tamam ho gaya laila tamam-shud

ghuncho ki mauj us ke tabassum pe hai ayan
kar degi meri aankhon ka sahra tamam-shud

aankhon mein le ke phirti hai naz-o-ada ke rang
lahra ke khinch lun to ho sahba tamam-shud

ek zakhm jis mein tir bhi paya gaya na jazb
us par hua hai ilm-e-masiha tamam-shud

dubenge ek qulzum-e-khun hi mein hum sabhi
hogi har ek hasti-e-ashya tamam-shud

keh kar gaya ye aashiq bedar arsh se
hum ja rahe hain tum karo charcha tamam-shud

utthegi jab bhi mauj qayamat ki tab 'nadim'
kaba tamam hoga kalisa tamam-shud