tab ke kya hasil-e-wafa hoga
ishq jab talib-e-saza hoga

main hi shayad na sun saka yarab
us ne kuchh to mujhe kaha hoga

khud-parasti ho jis ki fitrat mein
wo to be-sharm be-haya hoga

phir mohabbat na karna chahoge
mera fasana gar suna hoga

gham mere sath tha hamesha se
ab ke wo bhi zara khafa hoga

khwahishen aur badhti jaengi
kya yahi hasil-e-dua hoga

kis ki aahat sunai deti hai
zakhm shayad koi naya hoga

thi usi dam pe thodi ranai
ab khayal us ka bhi gaya hoga

kaisa har samt ye andhera hai
chand shayad bujha bujha hoga

kya kaha zulm us ki fitrat hai
us ko jaane de wo khuda hoga

aandhiyon ko bhi kar raha raushan
kaisa wo sar-phira diya hoga

maut jis ko lage hai dushman si
har ghadi dar ke wo jiya hoga

maut ka khauf wo nahin rakhta
ek lamha bhi jo jiya hoga

apni hasti mita sakun 'nadim'
is se badh kar junun kya hoga