rida-e-jaan pe dohra azab bunta hun
main roz jagti aankhon mein khwab bunta hun

khayal-e-husn ki makhmal pe tar-e-imkan se
kabhi gulab kabhi mahtab bunta hun

ghubar-e-khatir-e-paiham se bujh bhi jaun agar
shab-e-siyah mein koi aaftab bunta hun

libas-e-shauq to muddat ka tar-tar hua
qaba-e-dard pe ab pech-o-tab bunta hun

tilism-e-zulf ki lahren dubo hi deti hain
kanar-e-sham jab mauj-e-sharab bunta hun

kabhi main baam-e-mah-e-nau pe dalta hun kamand
kabhi main khema-e-shahr-e-hijab bunta hun

sulag uthe hai jo sahra bhi pa-e-wahshat se
to kar-gah-e-junun par sahab bunta hun

jab ek khwab ka makhmal ho tar-tar 'nadim'
main dasht-e-wahm mein phir ek sarab bunta hun