khabar nahin ki abhi aur kya hai qismat mein
sanbhal gaya hun jo gir ke rah-e-mohabbat mein

shikayat-e-sitam-e-narawa ke ba'd na puchh
unhen bhi dekh liya aalam-e-nadamat mein

umid tujh se bhi tuti to kya hua ai dost
meri to yun hi guzarti hai yas-o-hasrat mein

chubha jo panw mein kanta to sair bhul gaya
bade tapak se aaya tha bagh-e-ulfat mein

yahin pe khatm nahin silsila jafaon ka
abhi to aur sitam sahne hain mohabbat mein

labon pe aah khalish dil mein aankh mein aansu
kis ehtimam se jina pada mohabbat mein

ab ehtiyat se is gul ki baat kar 'nazim'
gae wo din ki zamana tha khwab-e-ghaflat mein