ye nim-baz teri ankhdiyon ke maikhane
nazar mile to chhalak jaen dil ke paimane
sharab-e-shauq se bojhal labon ke paimane
teri nigah ko aise mein kaun pahchane
kahin kali ne tabassum ka raaz samjha hai
jo khud chaman hai wo apni bahaar kya jaane
jo hosh mein tha to koi na mai-ba-jam aaya
bahak gaya hun to duniya chali hai samjhane
ajab nahin jo mohabbat mujhe samajh na sake
wo ajnabi hun jise zist bhi na pahchane
yahin sujud-e-mohabbat ki bastiyan thin kabhi
bata rahe hain ye dair-o-haram ke virane
kahin charagh jalane ki ho rahi hai sabil
bujha rahe hain yahan shama khud hi parwane
fareb-e-mashriq-o-maghrib hain rahrawan-e-jadid
ye bad-nasib na aaqil hue na diwane
wo zinda hai jo bahe mauj-e-waqt ki rau mein
wo zinda-tar hai jo tufan mein thairna jaane
main apni bazm se itna hi dur hun ki 'nushur'
meri nawaon se kuchh aashna hain begane

na nawazishon ki hai aarzu na teri jafa ka malal hai
tu nazar se apni gira na de yahi ek dil mein khayal hai
tujhe jaan-e-mehr-o-wafa kahen tujhe aks-e-shan-e-khuda kahen
tujhe kya se kya hai bana diya ye meri nazar ka kamal hai
hai usi se ruh mein tazgi yahi qalb-o-jaan ki hai raushni
tu khuda-ra tark-e-sitam na kar meri zindagi ka sawal hai
teri rah mein teri chah mein ye maqam kaun sa aa gaya
ki khushi ki mujh ko khushi nahin na malal hi ka malal hai
wo nazar kisi ki jhuki jhuki wo hansi kisi ki ruki ruki
kise pas-e-zabt ka hosh hai kise guftugu ki majal hai
kabhi rote rote hansa diya kabhi hanste hanste rula diya
teri yaad hi se hai har khushi tere zikr hi se malal hai

ilaj koi jahan ka na sazgar aaya
kisi tarah bhi na dil ko mere qarar aaya
payam maut ka le kar khayal-e-yar aaya
ajal ki gard mein hi zist ko qarar aaya
nigah-e-lutf ke talib hain jo wo hain kam-zarf
hamein to ulta jafaon pe teri pyar aaya
ye kis ki yaad se raushan hui 'mir' duniya
ye kis ka nam mere lab pe bar bar aaya
khushi se badh ke qadam mere aablon ne liye
koi jo rah mohabbat mein khar-zar aaya
na koi laut ke aaya dayar-e-ulfat se
jo koi bhi 'nayyar' ba-haal-e-zar aaya

aisi uljhan ho kabhi aisi bhi ruswai ho
dil ke har zakhm mein dariyaon ki gahrai ho
ishq mein aise kisi ki bhi na ruswai ho
har-qadam panw mein zanjir nazar aai ho
is tarah yaad teri dil mein chali aai ho
jis tarah koi kali shakh pe muskai ho
yun guzarte hain tere hijr mein din-raat mere
jaan pe jaise kisi shakhs ke ban aai ho
did se pyas bujhe chashm-e-tamanna ki kabhi
husn-e-zeba se dil-e-zar ki zebai ho
tu qarib aaya to aisa mujhe mahsus hua
teri khushbu meri sanson mein simat aai ho
aise bojhal hain tere baad mohabbat ke qadam
jaise ladki kisi dehat ki ghabrai ho
ek arsa hua manzar nahin dekha koi
husn-e-zeba se meri aankh mein ranai ho
mil bhi sakta hai hamein manzil-e-hasti ka suragh
waqt ne panw mein zanjir na pahnai ho
is tarah dekhta hai mujh ko wo ek shakhs yahan
jis tarah ek zamane ki shanasai ho
raste aise chamak uthte hain rafta rafta
muntazir jaise nazar rah mein phailai ho
kash aisa bhi koi lamha mayassar aa jae
ishq ki baat bane gham ki pazirai ho
aise sine mein pareshan hai dil ka hona
har taraf dhul ho har or mein tanhai ho
dil bhi jalta ho judai mein sharare ki tarah
gili lakdi ki tarah jaan bhi sulgai ho
gulshan-e-zist mein raqsan ho bahaaron ka saman
tere aanchal se har ek shakh hi rangwai ho
husn ko ishq ke aa jaen jo aadab kabhi
aankh shaidai na ho dil na tamannai ho
arsa-e-zist mein aisa na koi lamha mila
kisi saat ne kali pyar ki mahkai ho
daere aise banati hai yahan qaus-e-quzah
hu-ba-hu jaise kisi shokh ki angdai ho
zindagi aise kati tana-o-dushnam ke sath
mera hona bhi mere gham ka shanasai ho
chain aata hai tamanna ko na arman ko sakun
jab mohabbat ki kali khauf se murjhai ho
bech ke khud ko bhi khushiyan na kharidi jaen
teri duniya mein na aisi kabhi mahngai ho
mujh ko gul-rang bahaaron se yahi lagta hai
jaise parwa teri khushbu ko liye aai ho
dekh kar rang bahaaron ke mujhe lagta hai
jaise chunari kisi doshiza ne phailai ho
phul ki tarah sabhi dagh mahakne lag jaen
kash aisa bhi kahin tarz-e-masihai ho
kaisa manzar ho ki sar phodte diwanon ke
sang ho hath mein aur samne harjai ho
hai mizaj apna alag apni tabiat hai juda
kaise is daur ke logon se shanasai ho
wo sukhan-war jo sukhan-war hain haqiqi sahab
aise logon ka kabhi jashn-e-pazirai ho
zakhm us shokh ne is bar lagaya wo 'nabil'
jaise biphre hue dariyaon ki gahrai ho
chae ka cup ho 'nabil' aur kisi ki yaaden
raat ka pichhla pahar aalam-e-tanhai ho
aisi haalat mein nazar aaya hai wo aaj 'nabil'
jaise sheron mein koi qafiya-paimai ho

bahr-e-hasti se bhi ji ghabra gaya
be-kasi bas ab kinara aa gaya
kam hua karte hain aise khush-nasib
tujh pe mar kar jin ko jina aa gaya
mera mit jaana tamasha tha koi
aap se ye kis tarah dekha gaya
dukh bure dil ki kahani kuchh na puchh
phul ke hansne pe rona aa gaya
subh karna sham-e-gham ka al-aman
shama ko danton pasina aa gaya
khush raho tum chal basa bimar-e-gham
umr-bhar ki uljhanen suljha gaya
rah-e-ulfat mein hai marna zindagi
dard manzil tak mujhe pahuncha gaya
mausam-e-gul bhi hai aankhon mein khizan
dil hi kya baitha chaman murjha gaya
wo hue kya aankh se 'arif' nihan
sari duniya mein andhera chha gaya

yaad hai pahle-pahal ki wo mulaqat ki baat
wo maze din ke na bhule hain na wo raat ki baat
kabhi masjid mein jo waiz ka bayan sunta hun
yaad aati hai mujhe pir-e-kharabaat ki baat
yaad piri mein kahan ab wo jawani ki tarang
subh hote hi hamein bhul gai raat ki baat
shaikh ji majma-e-zindan mein nasihat kaisi
kaun sunta hai yahan qibla-e-hajat ki baat
hae phir chhed diya zikr adu ka tum ne
phir nikali na wahi tark-e-mulaqat ki baat
jab liya ahd shab-e-wasl kaha is ne 'hafiz'
subh ko yaad rahegi ye hamein raat ki baat