ab hamein teri tamanna nahin hai
aankh ko zauq-e-tamasha nahin hai

jaane kyun dhund rahe hain hum tum
wo jo taqdir mein likkha nahin hai

yun sar-e-rahguzar baithe hain
jaise hum ko kahin jaana nahin hai

phir ye kyon khak si udti hai yahan
dil ke andar koi sahra nahin hai

shahr walo kabhi us ko bhi padho
wo jo diwar pe likkha nahin hai

us ko kamtar na samajhna logo
wo jise khwahish-e-duniya nahin hai

hum ko hai qurb-e-mayassar ka nasha
hum ko andesha-e-farda nahin hai

ye guzarta hua ek saya-e-waqt
qatil-e-umr hai lamha nahin hai

tah mein rishton ki utar kar dekho
kaun is dahr mein tanha nahin hai

hijr ka tujh ko hai shikwa tu ne
mani-e-ishq ko samjha nahin hai

gum hue kitne hi be-nam shahid
jin ka tarikh mein charcha nahin hai

tu hai begana to kya tujh se gila
koi duniya mein kisi ka nahin hai

kar gae khauf-e-khizan se hijrat
ped par koi parinda nahin hai

zist mein hum ne bacha kar kuchh waqt
kabhi apne liye rakkha nahin hai

hum hain us ahd mein zinda jis ka
jism hi jism hai chehra nahin hai

tum na hoge to jiyenge kaise
abhi is bare mein socha nahin hai

kaisi mahfil ye saji hai 'nazish'
koi bhi mera shanasa nahin hai