wo parda ru-e-pur-anwar se utha na sake
hum apne soe hue bakht ko jaga na sake

tadap tadap ke to bismil ne jaan tak de di
wo aab-e-tegh ke do ghunt bhi pila na sake

hamari un ki mohabbat rahi isi surat
udhar badha na sake hum idhar ghata na sake

hazar walwale maujud the tabiat mein
magar jab un se mili aankh bhi mila na sake

nazar milate hi saqi ne kar diya be-khud
pilai aisi ki phir hosh mein hum aa na sake

na puchh qissa-e-be-chaargi-e-ishq na puchh
ye raaz wo hai kisi ko jo hum bata na sake

janab-e-'nur' hamein to mita diya lekin
hamare naqsh-e-mohabbat ko wo mita na sake