hum ajab silsila-e-sair-o-safar rakhte hain
har qadam ek nai rahguzar rakhte hain

zad pe tufan ke kaghaz ka nagar rakhte hain
lakh sailab-e-hawadis ho magar rakhte hain

is ke ba-wasf ki har samt andhera hai muhit
hum hain wo log jo ummid-e-sahar rakhte hain

teri baaten teri yaaden tere rangin khutut
apne hamrah yahi zad-e-safar rakhte hain

hum khatawar-e-zamana hain farishte to nahin
hain ziyan-kar ki ausaf-e-bashar rakhte hain

dil ke juzdan mein ek nam saja hai 'nasir'
hum kisi haal mein hon us ki khabar rakhte hain