zindagi hum ne teri jhuti numaish ke liye
kitne sangin haqaeq ke gale ghont diye

hum ne kuchh shokh ujalon ki hawa mein aakar
apni sanjida-nigahi ke bujha dale diye

mere armanon ki shabnam tere rukhsar ki dhup
aur kya chahiye shadabi-e-gulshan ke liye

kuchh hamin khwab ke mare the na chaunke warna
teri aamad ke saweron ne to paigham diye

waqt-e-be-rahm ka andaz-e-karam to dekho
jin ko aaine diye dard ke chehre na diye

tere daman mein to hai subh-e-darakhshan ki bahaar
ai shab-e-tar magar zahr tera kaun piye

zindagi raqs par aamada hui hai jab bhi
waqt ne halqa-e-zanjir ke bal tod diye

jaane wale to palat kar nahin aate 'nazim'
phir bhi baithe hain nigahon ko su-e-rah kiye