karti hai mujhe qatl mere yar ki raftar
talwar ki talwar hai raftar ki raftar

kaj aisi na thi aage mere yar ki raftar
sikha hai magar charkh-e-sitam-gar ki raftar

sar girte hain kat kat ke wo rakhta hai jahan panw
sikhi hai magar yar ne talwar ki raftar

gardish hai teri nargis-e-bimar ko din-raat
dekhi nahin aisi kisi bimar ki raftar

talti nahin zulfon ke tasawwur ki tarah se
hai turfa judai ki shab-e-tar ki raftar

laghzish na ho kyun kar rah-e-din mein mujhe zahid
yaad aa gai us kafir-e-mai-khwar ki raftar

zalim tere kuche se qadam uth nahin sakta
kyun kar na chalun saya-e-diwar ki raftar

kya mar ko nisbat tere gesu ke chalan se
hai saya-e-gesu mein sanam mar ki raftar

moti ewaz-e-naqsh-e-qadam girte hain 'nasikh'
aisi hai meri kilk-e-guhar-bar ki raftar