jab main na hun to shahr mein mujh sa koi to ho
diwar-e-zindagi mein daricha koi to ho

ek pal kisi darakht ke sae mein sans le
sare nagar mein jaanne wala koi to ho

dekhe ajib rang mein tanha har ek zat
in gahre paniyon mein utarta koi to ho

dhundoge jis ko dil se wo mil jaega zarur
aaenge log aap tamasha koi to ho

phir koi shakl baam pe aae nazar kahin
phir rahguzr-e-am mein ruswa koi to ho

koi to aarzu-e-farozan sambhaal rakh
han apne sar pe qarz-e-tamanna koi to ho

har-dam ilaj-e-mehr-o-wafa dhundte raho
is tirgi mein ghar ka ujala koi to ho

'nahid' bandishon mein muqayyad hai zindagi
jaen hazar bar bulawa koi to ho