lagta nahin kahin bhi mera dil tere baghair
donon jahan nahin mere qabil tere baghair

kuchh lutf-e-zindagi nahin hasil tere baghair
pal bhar guzarna bhi hai mushkil tere baghair

tu hi nahin to kaun kare meri rahbari
katti nahin hayat ki manzil tere baghair

dil par mere hi shaq nahin hai tera firaq
khamosh hain chaman mein anadil tere baghair

phulon ke ibtisam pe aati hai ab hansi
aisa bujha hua hai mera dil tere baghair

hosh-o-hawas-o-aql-o-khirad de gae jawab
yani nahin hun main kisi qabil tere baghair

har dam ye soch hai mere jine se faeda
jab maqsad-e-hayat hai baatil tere baghair

takmil-e-arzu se hai takmil-e-zindagi
kyunkar ho zindagi meri kaamil tere baghair

kashti nikal to aai hai gardab se magar
dil dubne laga lab-e-sahil tere baghair

har dam tadap ke lotta phirta hun khak par
goya bana hun tair-e-bismil tere baghair

aankhen hi pahle roti thin ab to ye qahr hai
rone laga hai khun mera dil tere baghair

'nadir' ko jaan dene se kyun rokta hai tu
jine se bhi hai kya use hasil tere baghair