sab ko uljhae hue hai zulf-e-pechan in dinon
kaun sunta hai mera haal-e-pareshan in dinon

ho raha hun mahw-e-did-e-ru-e-jaanan in dinon
kyon na hun phir surat-e-aina hairan in dinon

mushaf-e-rukh nur-afshani se baizawi hua
ho gae kya muttahid tafsir-o-quran in dinon

sahat-e-dil aaina hai aur aankhen durbin
kyon nazar aata nahin phir ru-e-jaanan in dinon

raat din goshe mein kab tak ishq-e-laila-e-jamal
ban ke majnun kijiye sair-e-bayaban in dinon

ab sikandar-pur rashk-e-khitta-e-shiraaz hai
lae hain tashrif ustad-e-sukhan-dan in dinon

lakhnau ki shaeri mansukh hai is daur mein
rashk-e-'nasikh' hai har ek tifl-e-dabistan in dinon

shairan-e-dahr ko ab hai pareshani nasib
karte hain ustad-e-akmal jama diwan in dinon

ek jagah rahne nahin deti zamane ki hawa
ho raha hun misl-e-auraq-e-pareshan in dinon

raat din 'ajiz' nawazi un ko ab manzur hai
kyon na ho phir basta-e-zanjir-e-ehsan in dinon