zakhm-e-ulfat ayan nahin hota
aankh se khun rawan nahin hota

husn ko sirf wahm hai warna
ishq to bad-guman nahin hota

koi manzil bhala qadam chume
azm jab tak jawan nahin hota

dekhiye to naqab ulat ke zara
chand kab tak ayan nahin hota

dekh kar gham-zada se kuchh chehre
dard-e-dil kyun ayan nahin hota

koh-o-sahra ho dasht-e-aiman ho
guzar apna kahan nahin hota

phul kaise wahan na khar lagen
zikr tera jahan nahin hota

main to kya dil bhi mera us ka hai
jo kabhi mehrban nahin hota

zor-e-tufan hai dur sahil hai
nakhuda mehrban nahin hota

raaz-dan kis ko kis tarah samjhun
raaz-e-dil to bayan nahin hota

sheriyat sher mein ho kaise 'nazir'
zehn jab tak rawan nahin hota