ye kya khabar hai ki wo be-khabar nahin aata
hamein to hosh hi do-do pahar nahin aata

tumhaari chaal ke fitne bhi hain qayamat ke
ki jin ke khauf se mahshar idhar nahin aata

tamam umr agar aab-e-ashk se sinchen
umid ke to shajar mein samar nahin aata

wo pan kha ke raqibon ko de rahi hain ugal
ilahi kyon mere munh ko jigar nahin aata

zakat-e-husn nikalo uthao lutf-e-shabab
ye waqt ja ke to phir umr bhar nahin aata

diya mariz-e-mohabbat ko nuskha-e-tap-e-diq
tujhe ilaj bhi ai chaaragar nahin aata

bhala main aur khushamad karun raqibon ki
wahi batate ho jo kaam kar nahin aata

wo be-naqab hain istada ghair ke aage
aur aaftab sawa neze par nahin aata

ye kya mohabbat-o-ulfat ki baad marne ke
koi mazar mein lene khabar nahin aata

haram mein zahido kya dil bahalne ki surat
lagao lakh main us rah par nahin aata

kaha tha ghair se kya mujh ko dekh kar tum ne
aur us pe kahte ho mujh ko to shar nahin aata

niwala munh ka nahin fann-e-shairi ai 'bazm'
ye kaam wo hai ki jo umr bhar nahin aata