mera sawal hai ai qatilan-e-shab tum se
ki ye zamin munawwar hui hai kab tum se

charagh bakhshe gae shahr-e-be-basarat ko
ye kar-e-khair bhi sarzad hua ajab tum se

wo ek ishq jo, ab tak hai tishna-e-takmil
wo ek dagh jo raushan hai roz-o-shab tum se

meri numud mein wahshat hai, meri soch mein shor
bahut alag hai meri zindagi ka dhab tum se

mere khitab ki shiddat pe chikhne walo
tumhaare lahje mein goya hua hun ab tum se

shikasta rishton ki hathon mein dor thame hue
main puchhta hun mere dosto sabab tum se

tumhaare nam ki tohmat hai mere sar pe 'nabil'
juda hai warna mera shajra-e-nasab tum se