saz-e-hasti ki sada ghaur se sun
kyun hai ye shor bapa ghaur se sun

din ke hangamon ko be-kar na jaan
shab ke pardon mein hai kya ghaur se sun

chadhte suraj ki ada ko pahchan
dubte din ki nida ghaur se sun

kyun thahar jate hain dariya sar-e-sham
ruh ke tar hila ghaur se sun

yas ki chhanw mein sone wale
jag aur shor zara ghaur se sun

har-nafas dam-e-giraftari hai
nau-giraftar-e-bala ghaur se sun

dil tadap uthta hai kyun aakhir-e-shab
do-ghadi kan laga ghaur se sun

usi manzil mein hain sab hijr-o-visal
rah-raw-e-abla-pa ghaur se san

usi goshe mein hain sab dair-o-haram
dil sanam hai ki khuda ghaur se sun

kaba sunsan hai kyun ai waiz
hath kanon se utha ghaur se sun

maut aur zist ke asrar-e-rumuz
aamiri bazm mein aa ghaur se sun

kya guzarti hai kisi ke dil par
tu bhi ai jaan-e-wafa ghaur se san

kabhi fursat ho to ai subh-e-jamal
shab-gazidon ki dua ghaur se san

hai yahi saat-e-ijab-o-qubul
subh ki lau ko zara ghaur se sun

kuchh to kahti hain chatak kar kaliyan
kya sunati hai saba ghaur se sun

barg-e-awara bhi ek mutrib hai
tair-e-naghma-sara ghaur se sun

rang minnat-kash-e-awaz nahin
kal bhi hai ek nawa ghaur se sun

khamushi hasil-e-mausiqi hai
naghma hai naghma-numa ghaur se sun

aaina dekh ke hairan na ho
naghma-e-ab-e-safa ghaur se sun

ishq ko husn se khali na samajh
nala-e-ahl-e-wafa ghaur se sun

dil se har-waqt koi kahta hai
main nahin tujh se juda ghaur se sun

har-qadam rah-e-talab mein 'nasir'
jaras-e-dil ki sada ghaur se sun