abhi gulon mein koi joshish-e-numu to nahin
abhi bahaar pe duniya-e-rang-o-bu to nahin

ba-rang-e-ghuncha hua chaak chaak daman-e-dil
kisi bhi chaak ko ab hajat-e-rafu to nahin

dhuan dhuan hai har ek sans sozish-e-gham se
ki dil mein aatish-e-sayyal hai lahu to nahin

ye aur baat hai ham-dam se haal-e-zar kahun
majal-e-arz magar tere ru-ba-ru to nahin

na jaane aalam-e-hasti hai kyon hasin itna
ye sochta hun ki parde mein is ke tu to nahin

kahin khulus ki mahfil na zindagi ka maqam
nahin nahin ye mera shahr-e-arzu to nahin

khizan-parast rahe jo bahaar ke dushman
dayar-e-gul mein koi un ki aabru to nahin

andheri raat kathin rasta kadi manzil
koi gharib kahin garm-e-justuju to nahin

zaban-e-haal se rudad-e-gham sunata hun
karishma hai ye khamoshi ka guftugu to nahin

kahin ye baada-e-gulgun se mahka mahka jahan
'nazir' kargah-e-saghar-o-subu to nahin