hum aaj apne tasawwur mein bar bar aae
guzishta umr kai martaba guzar aae

bahaar-e-lala-o-gul itni mukhtasar kyon ho
ki e'tibar ki had tak na e'tibar aae

gulon ka jaeza le kar shumar karta hun
mere nasib mein zakhmon ke kitne haar aae

talab-shanas sitaron ki anjuman mein gae
nazar se wadi-e-mahtab mein pukar aae

har ek dil ko kiya ru-shanas ai 'nazish'
har aaine mein wahi aks hum utar aae