ajab ek waqt gulshan mein ye paigham-e-bahaar aaya
faza hi sazgar aai na mausam sazgar aaya

sunaun kya main apni dastan-e-gham tujhe hamdam
wo aaya apni mahfil mein magar begana-war aaya

tabassum ne kisi ke ruh phunki gulsitanon mein
shagufon ko jawani ka yaqin-o-e'tibar aaya

usi ko log kahte hain surur-o-kaif ka aalam
surahi khatm ho jaane pe halka sa khumar aaya

ajab ek mahwiyat thi log diwana samajhte the
tere kuche mein kuchh din is tarah main bhi guzar aaya

karo ai ham-safiro ehtimam-e-jashn-e-azadi
khizan rukhsat hui lo jhum kar abr-e-bahaar aaya

'nazar' ne khud bhi dekha hai jamal-e-yar ka aalam
jo un ke ru-ba-ru pahuncha wahi kuchh be-qarar aaya