aaenge wo kabhi magar zist ka eatibar kya
laega rang dekhiye aalam-e-intizar kya

apni khushi na aae hain apni khushi na jaenge
un ke harim-e-naz mein hum ko hai ikhtiyar kya

qaid-e-qafas mein ham-nafas guzri ho jis ki zindagi
us ko khizan ki kya khabar jaanega wo bahaar kya

hai ye hayat-e-jawedan hai yahi aish-e-sarmadi
hain jo wafa mein lazzaten jaane sitam-shiar kya

bazi-e-ishq haar kar baithe hain be-khabar se hum
sud hai kya ziyan hai kya naqd hai kya udhaar kya

kashmakash-e-hayat hai raunaq-e-mahfil-e-hayat
dil ko hamare jite ji aaega phir qarar kya

mausam-e-gul ke aate hi hum to asir ho gae
qaid-e-qafas hai ai 'nazir' hasil-e-nau-bahaar kya