zaban par shikwa-e-dar-o-rasan laya nahin jata 
jo apna haal hai duniya ko dikhlaya nahin jata 
baDi mushkil se milta hai junun-e-ashiqi yaro 
jise pa kar KHirad ki god mein jaya nahin jata 
raza-e-dost mein kuchh in-o-an baqi nahin rahta 
mohabbat ka koi farman Thukraya nahin jata 
kisi se zilm-e-be-ja ki shikayat ho to kyunkar ho 
sitam ye hai ki apna dil bhi apnaya nahin jata 
jafa-pesha hasinon se wafa ki kya tawaqqo hai 
magar dil ko kisi unwan samjhaya nahin jata 
KHirad ki baat se aage tayyun se bahut baala 
tasawwur aap kar bhi len to wo aaya nahin jata 
hazaron bar musa tur par jaen to kya hasil 
ye wo jalwa hai jo har bar dikhlaya nahin jata 
wahan pahuncha KHuda ka ek banda aan-e-wahid mein 
jahan insan kya insan ka saya nahin jata 
'nazar' ki ek jumbish par mata-e-hosh luTti hai 
jo is manzil mein khoya hai use paya nahin jata
        Ghazal
Zaban par shikwa-e-dar-o-rasan laya nahin jata
Nazar Barni

