lazzat-e-ehsas-e-gham se dil ko bahlate rahe
kuchh adhure khwab the rah rah ke yaad aate rahe

manzil-e-ghurbat mein pichhe rah gae hushiyar log
hum diwane the bagulon mein bhi itraate rahe

lutne walon se mizaj-e-sham-e-ghurbat puchhiye
un ko kya malum jo tufan se katraate rahe

rasm-o-rah-e-nau-bahaaran kis qadar dilchasp hai
kuchh kali khilti rahi kuchh phul murjhate rahe

kya khabar raste mein kis ne rup kya dhaara miyan
mehrban waqt-e-safar to rang barsate rahe

rone wale baithe baithe waqt ko roya kiye
chalne wale aandhiyon mein bhi chale jate rahe

bhagte jate hain ab sham-e-nazar se dur-dur
muddaton tak jo dhundalke gham ko ras aate rahe

hum to sari raat 'nazish' bazm mein the dam-ba-khud
log andaz-e-taghaful ki qasam khate rahe