zawal-e-fikr ko zehnon ki tirgi kahte
jo baat hum ne kahi hai wo aap bhi kahte

faraaz-e-dar pa rudad-e-zindagi kahte
khuda-shanas jo hote to waqai kahte

taras rahe hain jo rahat ki zindagi ke liye
wo kaise gham ko masarrat ki zindagi kahte

ab aise log zamane se uth gae shayad
tumhaare gham ko jo sarmaya-e-khushi kahte

ye fikr-e-nau ke pujari ye raushni ke amin
jo raushni kahin hoti to raushni kahte

bahut talash kiya hum ne shahr-e-gham mein magar
mila na koi jo rudad-e-zindagi kahte

jo kaam ahl-e-junun ne kiya ba-nam-e-wafa
shuur-mand use ruh-e-agahi kahte

jo kam-nazar the aqidat ko dete kufr ka nam
wafa-parast aqidat ko bandagi kahte

ye ahl-e-fikr ye fan-kar daur-e-hazir ke
ghazal ke nam se duniya ki baat bhi kahte

mere junun ke taqaze agar samajh lete
meri khudi ko wo mearaj-e-be-khudi kahte

'nigar' kash ye aish-o-tarab ke diwane
sitam-zadon ki kahani kabhi kabhi kahte