jo muddaton men kisi shokh ka shabab aaya
rahin-e-daman-o-minnat-kash-e-hijab aaya
numud-e-sham hui vaqt-e-iztirab aaya
jahan-e-ishq-o-mohabbat men inqalab aaya
junun men ziist thi apni tilism-e-bedari
qaza ne aa ke sulaya to ham ko khvab aaya
na dil men dard hi baaqi hai ab na aankh men ashk
akhir vaqt hai payan-e-iztirab aaya
bas ab tamam hua intizar qasid ka
ki zindagi ki taraf se hamen javab aaya
ghazab thi bazm men saaqi ki tarz-e-mastana
bhara hua na koi saghar-e-sharab aaya
nizam-e-alam-e-furqat khilaf-e-qudrat tha
na mahtab hi nikla na aftab aaya
‘nazar’ iqamat-e-duniya ki khatm muddat hai
ki ham bhi piir hue vaqt-e-pa-turab aaya