parde mein har aawaz ke shamil to wahi hai
hum lakh badal jaen magar dil to wahi hai

mauzu-e-sukhan hai wahi afsana-e-shirin
mahfil ho koi raunaq-e-mahfil to wahi hai

mahsus jo hota hai dikhai nahin deta
dil aur nazar mein had-e-fazil to wahi hai

har chand tere lutf se mahrum nahin hum
lekin dil-e-betab ki mushkil to wahi hai

girdab se nikle bhi to jaenge kahan hum
dubi thi jahan naw ye sahil to wahi hai

lut jate hain din ko bhi jahan qafile wale
hushiyar musafir ki ye manzil to wahi hai

wo rang wo aawaz wo saj aur wo surat
sach kahte ho tum pyar ke qabil to wahi hai

sad-shukr ki is haal mein jite to hain 'nasir'
hasil na sahi kawish-e-hasil to wahi hai