dil mahw-e-tamasha-e-lab-e-baam nahin hai
paigham ba-andaz-e-paigham nahin hai

ai jaan-e-giran sair tera rahbar-o-rahzan
hai kaun agar waqt-e-subuk-e-gam nahin hai

jo tere dayar-e-rukh-o-kakul mein na guzre
wo subh nahin hai wo meri sham nahin hai

is pursish-e-haalat ke andaz ke qurban
kis tarah kahun main mujhe aaram nahin hai

kya baat hai ai talkhi-e-azar-e-mohabbat
fihrist-e-shahidan mein mera nam nahin hai

mai-khane mein aur shorish-e-ayyam dar aae
afsos ki hathon mein mere jam nahin hai

aksar lab-e-shair se jo sunta hai zamana
wo zist ki aawaz hai ilham nahin hai

ai mast-e-mai-shauq sambhaal apne subu ko
duniya hai ye khum-khana-e-khayyam nahin hai

ek turfa tamasha hai 'nazar' teri tabiat
shair bhi hai aur shahr mein badnam nahin hai