safar-e-manzil-e-shab yaad nahin
log rukhsat hue kab yaad nahin

awwalin qurb ki sarshaari mein
kitne arman the jo ab yaad nahin

dil mein har waqt chubhan rahti thi
thi mujhe kis ki talab yaad nahin

wo sitara thi ki shabnam thi ki phul
ek surat thi ajab yaad nahin

kaisi viran hai guzar-gah-e-khayal
jab se wo aariz o lab yaad nahin

bhulte jate hain mazi ke dayar
yaad aaen bhi to sab yaad nahin

aisa uljha hun gham-e-duniya mein
ek bhi khwab-e-tarab yaad nahin

rishta-e-jaan tha kabhi jis ka khayal
us ki surat bhi to ab yaad nahin

ye haqiqat hai ki ahbab ko hum
yaad hi kab the jo ab yaad nahin

yaad hai sair-e-charaghan 'nasir'
dil ke bujhne ka sabab yaad nahin