ayyam-e-shabab apne bhi kya aish-asar the
kahte hain jinhen aib wo us waqt hunar the

din-raat wo mahbub mayassar the ki jin ki
zulfen alam-e-sham thin rukh rashk-e-sahar the

saqi ke idhar jam idhar naz-o-ada se
jadu-nazran khush-nighan pesh-e-nazar the

mahfil se jo uthte the zara hum to lipat kar
nazuk-badnan mu-kamaran dast-o-kamar the

hamrah gul-andamon ke ho khurram-o-khandan
bagh-o-chaman-o-gulshan-o-bustan mein guzar the

kya shor the kya zor the har lahza aha-ha
kya walwale kya qahqahe be-khauf-o-khatar the

dikhla ke jhamak jate rahe dam mein 'nazir' aah
kya jaane wo din barq the ya misl-e-sharar the