mil baithne ye de hai falak ek dam kahan
kya jaane tum kahan ho koi dam ko hum kahan

kuche se tere uth ke bhala jaen hum kahan
juz naqsh-e-pa hai rahbar-e-mulk-e-adam kahan

daman-kashan phire hai meri khak se hanuz
rakhta hai aah wo sar-e-marqad qadam kahan

us ke saf-e-mizha se ladawe nishan-e-ah
ai fauj-e-ashk jae hai le kar alam kahan

mera hi lakht-e-dil hai ki ham-rah-e-ashk hai
warna rahe hai aab se aatish baham kahan

sab se juda tere khat-e-raihan ki shan hai
us khat ko likh sake hai zamurrad raqam kahan

munh dekhun jo kare yad-e-qudrat se ham-sari
aisi safai hath ki aur ye qalam kahan

kyun-kar na saqf-e-charkh-e-kuhan tham rahe 'nasir'
mere sutun-e-ah chhut is mein hai tham kahan