din dhala raat phir aa gai so raho so raho
manzilon chha gai khamushi so raho so raho

sara din tapte suraj ki garmi mein jalte rahe
thandi thandi hawa phir chali so raho so raho

garm sunsan qariyon ki dharti mahakne lagi
khak rashk-e-iram ban gai so raho so raho

razm-gah-e-jahan ban gai ja-e-aman-o-aman
hai yahi waqt ki ragni so raho so raho

kaise sunsan hain aasman chup khade hain makan
hai faza ajnabi ajnabi so raho so raho

thak gae naqa o sarban tham gae karwan
ghantiyon ki sada so gai so raho so raho

chandni aur dhuen ke siwa dur tak kuchh nahin
so gai shahr ki har gali so raho so raho

gardish-e-waqt ki loriyan raat ki raat hain
phir kahan ye hawa ye nami so raho so raho

sari basti ke log is madhur lai mein khoe gae
dur bajne lagi bansuri so raho so raho

dur shakhon ke jhurmut mein jugnu bhi gum ho gae
chand mein so gai chandni so raho so raho

ghar ke diwar-o-dar rah tak tak ke shal ho gae
ab na aaega shayad koi so raho so raho

sust raftar tare bhi aankhen jhapakne lage
gham ke maro ghadi do ghadi so raho so raho

munh-andhere hi 'nasir' kise dhundne chal diye
dur hai subh-e-raushan abhi so raho so raho