Tere KHayal se lo de uThi hai tanhai

tere KHayal se lo de uThi hai tanhai
shab-e-firaq hai ya teri jalwa-arai

tu kis KHayal mein hai manzilon ke shaidai
unhen bhi dekh jinhen raste mein nind aai

pukar ai jars-e-karwan-e-subh-e-tarb
bhaTak rahe hain andheron mein tere saudai

Thahar gae hain sar-e-rah KHak uDane ko
musafiron ko na chheD ai hawa-e-sahrai

rah-e-hayat mein kuchh marhale to dekh liye
ye aur baat teri aarzu na ras aai

ye saneha bhi mohabbat mein bar-ha guzra
ki us ne haal bhi puchha to aankh bhar aai

dil-e-fasurda mein phir dhaDkanon ka shor uTha
ye baiThe baiThe mujhe kin dinon ki yaad aai

main sote sote kai bar chaunk chaunk paDa
tamam raat tere pahluon se aanch aai

jahan bhi tha koi fitna taDap ke jag uTha
tamam hosh thi masti mein teri angDai

khuli jo aankh to kuchh aur hi saman dekha
wo log the na wo jalse na shahr-e-ranai

wo tab-e-dard wo sauda-e-intizar kahan
unhi ke sath gai taqat-e-shakebai

phir us ki yaad mein dil be-qarar hai 'nasir'
bichhaD ke jis se hui shahr shahr ruswai