jaanen kyon log mohabbat ki zaban bhul gae
dard-e-dil bhul gae aah-e-tapan bhul gae

ab to milte nahin aashufta-e-sar raste mein
manzil-e-ishq-o-junun rah-guzran bhul gae

hum diwane the chale aae bayaban ki taraf
wo jo hushiyar the kanton ka jahan bhul gae

kitne nadan the dhundalkon se bahalne wale
aashiqi bhul gae soz-e-nihan bhul gae

moajiza hoti hai kahte hain mohabbat ki kasak
jaane hum log us afsun ko kahan bhul gae

chaak-damani-e-dil apna muqaddar thahri
mere daman ka rafu bakhiya-garan bhul gae

koi 'nazish' ko jo puchhe hai to kya batlaen
dil-shikasta tha bahut jaane kahan bhul gae