kata na koh-e-alam hum se kohkan ki tarah
badal saka na zamana tere chalan ki tarah

hazar bar kiya khun-e-arzu hum ne
jabin-e-dahr pe phir bhi rahe shikan ki tarah

sawad-e-shab ki ye tanhaiyan bhi dasti hain
ye chandni bhi nazar aati hai kafan ki tarah

tamam shahar hai begana log na-manus
watan mein apne hain hum ek be-watan ki tarah

khayal-e-dost na hasrat na aarzu na ummid
ye dil hai ab kisi ujde hue chaman ki tarah

sukun-e-qalb to kiya hai qarar-e-jaan bhi luta
tumhaari yaad bhi aai to rahzan ki tarah

ajab nahin ki sar-e-shahr-e-arzu 'nadir'
hamara dil bhi jale sham-e-anjuman ki tarah