zist aazar hui jati hai
sans talwar hui jati hai

jism be-kar hua jata hai
ruh bedar hui jati hai

kan se dil mein utarti nahin baat
aur guftar hui jati hai

dhal ke nikli hai haqiqat jab se
kuchh pur-asrar hui jati hai

ab to har zakhm ki munh-band kali
lab-e-izhaar hui jati hai

phul hi phul hain har samt 'nadim'
rah dushwar hui jati hai