shikayat ke ewaz hum shukr karte hain sanam tere
maza dene lage kuchh sahte sahte ab sitam tere

na puchh ab mujh se tu meri umidon ki ye surat hai
ki hain bhi aur nahin bhi jis tarah pur-lutf kam tere

jidhar tu ne kiya rukh zer-e-pa mera tasawwur tha
na bawar ho to dekh aankhon mein hain naqsh-e-qadam tere

lab-e-jaan-bakhsh-e-jaanan kab ijazat denge marne ki
qayamat tak na dekhenge qadam khwab-e-adam tere

nahin rakhta koi sarmaya-e-amal pas apne
bharose ke liye aashiq ke kafi hain karam tere

tamanna ghair ki karna khilaf-e-rasm-e-ulfat hai
main ehsan-e-ajal kyun lun nahin hain kya sitam tere

zara dekhen to kyun kar dam nikal jata hai sadmon se
firaq-e-dil-ruba aaj imtihan karte hain hum tere

mujhe bhule nahin pas-e-mohabbat us ko kahte hain
shab-e-waslat mein bhi hain duri-e-jaanan karam tere

hujum-e-be-khudi mein ai 'nasim' ab pas-e-mani kya
ijazat de bura achchha likhen jo kuchh qalam tere