mahdud hai ye wusat-e-alam bhi nazar mein
gum ho gaya hun aisa teri rahguzar mein

main kashmakash-e-dahr se be-ilm hun ab tak
tu khud hi bata kaun hai har chiz mein shar mein

duniya mere mear pe utregi na ta-umr
ye to hai khilauna meri nam-dida nazar mein

anqa hai zamane se musawat-o-ukhuwwat
ausaf-e-bashar dhundne nikle ho bashar mein

takhil meri arsh ka rakhti hai taqaddus
hai rifat-e-aflak meri fikr ke par mein

le jaega tu mujh ko kahan ai gham-e-hasti
saya bhi mera sath nahin ab to safar mein

hai naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa tera manzil ki bashaarat
ab qafile thahrenge meri rahguzar mein

sheron mein 'nishat' apne wo laoge kahan se
jo rang taghazzul ka hai naghmat-e-‘jigar’ mein