'nazir' kah ki na kah be-nazir kitna hun
misal de ki main raushan-zamir kitna hun

tu meri waza-e-faqiri pe ungli na utha
baghair samjhe ki dil ka amir kitna hun

parakh saken na mujhe jauhari nigahen bhi
main unchi zat ka hira haqir kitna hun

kaman khinch ke baitha hun aaj lafzon ki
wo jaan jaega dil ka sharir kitna hun

chhuda saka na gham-e-dahr se kisi ko hanuz
main apni zat ke gham mein asir kitna hun

meri hayat ka nauha bhi kya khabar dega
hisar-e-karb-o-bala mein asir kitna hun

panah-gah-e-sukun dhundhta hun gam-ba-gam
azab-e-zist mein lipta 'nazir' kitna hun