kuchh is ada se hamen gham-gusar milte hain
hazar zakhm pas-e-e’tibar milte hain
shab-e-firaq ki vahshat na puchhiye ham se
ham apne hijr se divana-var milte hain
ye shahr-e-zakhm-faroshan hai haae kya kiije
ki pa-e-gul bhi yahan khaar khaar milte hain
vo jin ki kokh men shauq-e-khirad panapta hai
vo valvale bhi junun ka shikar milte hain
saja ke rakhte hain jin ko chamak ki khvahish men
vo aaine bhi hamen dagh-dar milte hain
hamen unhi se tavaqqo hai ‘naz’ manzil ki
jo raste hamen ban kar ghubar milte hain