jo muddaton mein kisi shokh ka shabab aaya
rahin-e-daman-o-minnat-kash-e-hijab aaya

numud-e-sham hui waqt-e-iztirab aaya
jahan-e-ishq-o-mohabbat mein inqalab aaya

junun mein zist thi apni tilism-e-bedari
qaza ne aa ke sulaya to hum ko khwab aaya

na dil mein dard hi baqi hai ab na aankh mein ashk
akhir waqt hai payan-e-iztirab aaya

bas ab tamam hua intizar qasid ka
ki zindagi ki taraf se hamein jawab aaya

ghazab thi bazm mein saqi ki tarz-e-mastana
bhara hua na koi saghar-e-sharab aaya

nizam-e-alam-e-furqat khilaf-e-qudrat tha
na mahtab hi nikla na aaftab aaya

'nazar' iqamat-e-duniya ki khatm muddat hai
ki hum bhi pir hue waqt-e-pa-turab aaya