sile hon lab zabanen band to baaten nahin hotin
mukhalif raste hon to mulaqaten nahin hotin

ye insanon pe insanon ki fauqiyyat ajab shai hai
ragon ki daudti surkhi mein to zaten nahin hotin

likhi jati hain sanginon se aazadi ki tahriren
kahin khud pesh aazadi ki saughaten nahin hotin

jahan shab-khun mara ja sake khwabida logon par
kisi bedar millat mein to wo raaten nahin hotin

ghata se chhinte hain istada koh barish ko
zamin par lete sahraon par barsaten nahin hotin

'nafir' is daur-e-khud-agah insanon ki duniya mein
kahin hawi jawan mardon pe aafaten nahin hotin