us zulf ke khayal ka milna muhaal tha
jab tak mue bilon se nikalna muhaal tha

dete na chat agar lab-e-shirin ke zikr ki
machle tha tifl-e-ashk bahalna muhaal tha

piri mein tarz-e-ishq-e-jawani wahi raha
surat ke sath dil ka badalna muhaal tha

qatil teri gali mein hue sab ke sar qalam
kaise the kuche rasta chalna muhaal tha

shukr-e-khuda buton se huin garm-joshiyan
patthar ka misl-e-shisha pighalna muhaal tha

sar tan se kat ke laya shagufa hamara khun
shakh-e-sinan ka phulna phalna muhaal tha

khat ka ghubar chhup na saka ru-e-yar se
aatish se gul ke khar ka jalna muhaal tha

mahfil mein un ko itr diya hoga ghair ne
yaron ke gham mein hathon ko malna muhaal tha

umr-e-rawan ko aankhon se dekha chala jo yar
kya kije bigde dil ka sambhalna muhaal tha

dil garmi-e-khayal se surat-bandhi 'nasim'
us sim-tan ka sanche mein dhalna muhaal tha