shikayat ke evaz ham 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 tasavvur tha
na bavar ho to dekh ankhon men hain naqsh-e-qadam tere
lab-e-jan-bakhsh-e-janan kab ijazat denge marne ki
qayamat tak na dekhenge qadam khvab-e-adam tere
nahin rakhta koi sarmaya-e-aamal paas apne
bharose ke liye ashiq ke kaafi hain karam tere
tamanna ghair ki karna khilaf-e-rasm-e-ulfat hai
main ehsan-e-ajal kyuun luun nahin hain kya sitam tere
zara dekhen to kyuun kar dam nikal jaata hai sadmon se
firaq-e-dil-ruba aaj imtihan karte hain ham tere
mujhe bhule nahin pas-e-mohabbat us ko kahte hain
shab-e-vaslat men bhi hain duri-e-janan karam tere
hujum-e-be-khudi men ai ‘nasim’ ab pas-e-maani kya
ijazat de bura achchha likhen jo kuchh qalam tere