tha zindagi se pyar to bimar kyon hue
yani asir-e-gesu-e-dil-dar kyon hue

viraniyon ka aur bhi ehsas badh gaya
nazron ke samne gul-o-gulzar kyon hue

kholen ye raaz ab teri zulfon ke pech-o-kham
hum kawish-e-junun mein giraftar kyon hue

bebaki-e-nigah ke mujrim hain hum magar
jalwe harif-e-lazzat-e-didar kyon hue

minnat-pazir shana-e-tadbir ke jo hain
taqdir ke wo gesu-e-khamdar kyon hue

mauj-e-hawa-e-shauq ne hum ko kiya kharab
jine se kya bataen ki bezar kyon hue

ehsas-e-talkhi-e-gham-o-alam al-aman
diwana kyon na hum hue hushiyar kyon hue

kuchh aur badh gai hai giran-bari-e-hayat
sharminda-e-nawazish-e-aghyar kyon hue

padash-e-jurm mein jise dena pada hai dil
us ki nazar ke aap gunahgar kyon hue

har har nafas hai ab to saza-e-dil-o-nazar
itna mere qarib ye afkar kyon hue

apne ko dekh aur phir apni nazar ko dekh
hum se na puchh be-khud-o-sarshaar kyon hue

'nasir' wo zindagi wo ladakpan ki zindagi
hum us hasin khwab se bedar kyon hue