tere wade ka har ek ko agar e'tibar hota
to jahan mein kuchh na hota faqat intizar hota

abhi kam hai soz-e-ulfat ki nafas sharar-fishan hai
agar aag tez hoti to ye shoala-bar hota

dil-o-tir-e-khun-chaka ki wo shabih khinch deta
jo lahu ka koi qatra sar-e-nok-e-khar hota

mujhe dard bhi tha rahat mujhe gham bhi tha masarrat
jo wo mujh ko ranj de kar kabhi gham-gusar hota

jo bhara hai gham se sina to sukut hi hai behtar
ki labon par aah aati to ek ishtihaar hota

kabhi yun mita na sakta use aasman-e-zalim
tere dar pe o sitamgar jo mera mazar hota

ye hijab-e-jism-e-khaki ki hai did ka munafi
kabhi darmiyan se uthta to visal-e-yar hota

na hua asar kisi par mere nala-e-hazin ka
tera tir tha na zalim ki jigar ke par hota

abhi aur tul dete gham-e-ishq ko 'nazar' hum
agar apni zindagi ka hamein e'tibar hota