tere khayal se lo de uthi hai tanhai shab-e-firaq hai ya teri jalwa-arai tu kis khayal mein hai manzilon ke shaidai unhen bhi dekh jinhen raste mein nind aai pukar ai jars-e-karwan-e-subh-e-tarb bhatak rahe hain andheron mein tere saudai thahar gae hain sar-e-rah khak udane ko musafiron ko na chhed ai hawa-e-sahrai rah-e-hayat mein kuchh marhale to dekh liye ye aur baat teri aarzu na ras aai ye saneha bhi mohabbat mein bar-ha guzra ki us ne haal bhi puchha to aankh bhar aai dil-e-fasurda mein phir dhadkanon ka shor utha ye baithe baithe mujhe kin dinon ki yaad aai main sote sote kai bar chaunk chaunk pada tamam raat tere pahluon se aanch aai jahan bhi tha koi fitna tadap ke jag utha tamam hosh thi masti mein teri angdai khuli jo aankh to kuchh aur hi saman dekha wo log the na wo jalse na shahr-e-ranai wo tab-e-dard wo sauda-e-intizar kahan unhi ke sath gai taqat-e-shakebai phir us ki yaad mein dil be-qarar hai 'nasir' bichhad ke jis se hui shahr shahr ruswai