rah-e-wafa se gurez karna subut-e-khud-agahi nahin hai
maqam-e-dar-o-rasan se hat kar to dur tak zindagi nahin hai

yahi dalil-e-jawaz-e-masti yahi hai buniyaad-e-mai-parasti
ata-e-pir-e-mughan se kamtar mazaq-e-tishna-labi nahin hai

na ab wo sar-garmi-e-wafa hai na shoala-saman koi tamanna
junun tadapta hua nahin hai nazar sulagti hui nahin hai

abhi rukh-e-kaenat par hai syahi-e-shab ka raqs-e-paiham
ye subh ka aaftab kya hai jo dagh-e-sharmindagi nahin hai

sahar ke monis hain lala-o-gul nujum-o-mahtab shab ke sathi
ye sab mere raazdar-e-gham hain yahan koi ajnabi nahin hai

nazar mein hain aaj tak farozan wo khwab ke marmarin jazire
ki jin ki khamosh rifaton par koi kiran dhup ki nahin hai

ummid ka dil se hai talluq na jaane phir bhi maal kya ho
charagh tak dastaras hai lekin giraft mein raushni nahin hai

abhi ubharte hue sawere pe zulmat-e-shab ki hain nigahen
main aise mahaul mein hun 'nazish' jahan hansi bhi hansi nahin hai