kya karwan-e-hasti guzra rawa-rawi mein
farda ko main ne dekha gard-o-ghubar-e-di mein

the mahw lala-o-gul kis kaif-e-be-khudi mein
zakhm-e-jigar ke tanke tute hansi hansi mein

yaran-e-bazm-e-ishrat dhundun kahan main tum ko
taron ki chhanw mein ya pichhle ki chandni mein

har uqda mein jahan ke poshida hai kashakash
hai mauj-e-khanda-e-gul pinhan kali kali mein

zakhmon mein khud chamak hai aur us pe ye sitam hai
rang-e-paridan se main rahta hun chandni mein

hum kis shumar mein the pursish jo hum se hoti
ye imtiyaz paya aashob-e-agahi mein

hukm-e-qaza ho jaisa sarzad ho feal waisa
banda ka dakhl bhi hai phir is kahi badi mein

raftar-e-saya ko hai past-o-buland yaksan
thokar kabhi na khae rah-e-farotani mein

wajd aa gaya falak ko ghash aa gaya zamin ko
do tarah ke asar the ek saut-e-sarmadi mein

tabir us ki shayad ek wapsin nafas ho
jo khwab dekhte the hum sari zindagi mein

lai hubab tak ko sail-e-fana baha kar
ek aah khinchne ko ek dam ki zindagi mein

mahshar ki aafaton ka dhadka nahin raha ab
sau hashr main ne dekhe do din ki zindagi mein

pahlu mein tu ho ai dil phir hasraten hazaron
kis baat ki kami hai teri salamti mein

pursan-e-haal wo ho aur samne bula kar
kya jaaniye zaban se kya nikle be-khudi mein

tu ek zill-e-hasti phir kaisi khud-parasti
saya ki parwarish hai daman-e-be-khudi mein

hael bas ek nafas hai mahshar mein aur hum mein
parda habab ka hai farda mein aur di mein

aankhen dikha rahi hai din se mujhe shab-e-gham
aasar tirgi ke hain din ki raushni mein

tu ne to apne dar se mujh ko utha diya hai
parchhain phir rahi hai meri usi gali mein

sajda ka hukm mujh ko tu ne to ab diya hai
pahle hi likh chuka hun main khatt-e-bandgi mein

ai 'nazm' chhed kar hum tujh ko hue pasheman
kya jaante the zalim ro dega dil-lagi mein