is KHarabe mein bura kaun hai achchha kya hai

is kharabe mein bura kaun hai achchha kya hai
mere bachcho abhi tum logon ne dekha kya hai
main hun tahzib ke mathe ki sunahri tahrir
ghaur se dekho mere chehre pe likkha kya hai


hausla dil ka badha aur jawan rakh himmat
apni mahrumi-e-qismat pe sisakta kya hai
mera kirdar to suraj ki tarah hai raushan
lab-e-nazuk pe tere phir mera shikwa kya hai


mujh se izhaar-e-mohabbat ki hui gustakhi
ek mujrim ke liye aap ne socha kya hai
apne hi hathon se aaba ki wirasat kho kar
aaj is haalat-e-na-gufta pe rota kya hai


dekhta hai mujhe chhup-chhup ke jo har dam 'nazir'
mujh ko ma'lum nahin wo mera lagta kya hai