tajdid-e-rah-o-rasm-e-mulaqat bhi hoti
wo samne aate to koi baat bhi hoti

be-tir-o-kaman jis ne zamane ko kiya said
ai kash hadaf us ka meri zat bhi hoti

hum phir bhi nikalte na sarabon ke bhanwar se
is dasht-e-tapida mein jo barsat bhi hoti

mamnun hun main yun bhi teri marhamaton ka
daman ke hi shayan koi saughat bhi hoti

aaina teri subh-e-darakhshan ko dikhata
khurshid-ba-kaf yunhi meri raat bhi hoti

is baat karam tak to rasai thi yaqini
gar sath koi shama-e-munajat bhi hoti

wo chand sa paikar kabhi aangan mein utarta
raushan ye meri wadi-e-zulmat bhi hoti

main tere jawabaat ka kuchh jaeza leta
hathon mein agar fard-e-sawalat bhi hoti

hum karte shumar un ka farishta-nafason mein
mansub jo kuchh un se karamat bhi hoti

phir qiston mein 'nasir' hamein marna nahin padta
hasil jo yahan thodi muraat bhi hoti