hai khar khar jahan narm narm khu rakhiyo
hatheliyon mein gulabon ke rang-o-bu rakhiyo

ganwa na dijiyo sab shahr-e-dil-nigaran mein
bacha ke thodi si sahba-e-arzu rakhiyo

wo log jo hain tassub ki tirgi ke asir
jala ke dil ka diya un ke ru-ba-ru rakhiyo

paron se pitti sar ko chali gai bulbul
ilahi mere chaman ki tu aabru rakhiyo

ki reza-reza bikhar jaegi tumhaari zat
zamana sang hai na aaine ki khu rakhiyo

jo kah rahi hain ghazal rang-e-'mir' mein 'nahid'
to us ke rutbe ki lillah aabru rakhiyo