kar-e-hasti khar-o-gul ke darmiyan banta gaya
bijliyan girti gain aur aashiyan banta gaya

ashk-e-khun bahne ka chehre par nishan banta gaya
main mujassam dard-o-gham ki dastan banta gaya

aah-o-girya na-munasib zabt fitrat ke khilaf
dard mere waste ek imtihan banta gaya

har qadam ubhra kiye naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa-e-jamal
gul pe gul khilte gae aur gulsitan banta gaya

waqt ne gulchin ke hathon qismat-e-gul saunp di
yani har baghi chaman ka baghban banta gaya

sach to ye hai inqilabaat-e-zamana ke tufail
ek ek rahzan amir-e-karwan banta gaya

sab mujhe kahte hain khosha-chin-e-gulzar-e-'zabih'
'nur' unhin ke faiz se rangin-bayan banta gaya