dil mein ek husn-e-tarah-dar ki ulfat bole
bankpan bole mere sher ki nudrat bole

ye imarat kisi diwane ka ghar lagti hai
khastagi bole dar-o-baam ki hasrat bole

muskurao ki ghurur-e-rah-e-zulmat ho tamam
gungunao ki zara rang-e-tabiat bole

dur se rahnumai to badi baat nahin
sath aao ki taqaza-e-rifaqat bole

zindagi dard-e-musalsal hai magar kya kahiye
khud-farebi ki ada is ko bhi rahat bole

ye bhi ek turfa-tamasha hai meri jaan-e-ghazal
pyar bole na teri aankhon mein nafrat bole

tazgi phulon ko kaliyon ko tabassum de de
partaw-e-subh se shabnam ki latafat bole

'nazim'-e-khasta ki kya baat chalai yaro
wo to diwana hai har shai ko mohabbat bole