khal-e-rukh us ne dikhaya na dobara apna
chande ek aur hai gardish mein sitara apna

dil o din wa khirad o sabr kuja ku aaram
ghar luta hum ne diya ishq mein sara apna

boli sayyaad se bulbul ki na kar gul se juda
takhta-e-bagh hai ye takht-e-hazara apna

sair ki hum ne jo kal mahfil-e-khamoshan ki
na to begana hi bola na pukara apna

misl-e-nai hum ne to fariyaad bahut ki lekin
koi hamdam na hua aah hamara apna

dil hua chah-e-zaqan hi mein ghariq-e-rahmat
is mein ghawwas-e-nazar garche utara apna

khul gaya uqda-e-hasti-o-adam misl-e-habab
lab-e-dariya pe hua jab ki guzara apna

pairahan us ko hua khilat-e-shahi ki 'nasir'
jis ne ye pairahan-e-khak utara apna