akhtaruzzaman nasir
waqt jaise roya ho

dhup narm lahje mein jaise aaj goya ho
dur koi masjid mein

bich asr o maghrib ke
jaise khoya khoya ho

akhtaruzzaman nasir
main tumhaari aankhon se dekhta tha duniya ko

main tumhaare hathon se zindagi ko chhuta tha
main tumhaare qadmon se napta tha raston ko

main tumhaari sanson se sunghta tha khushbu ko
main tumhaara manzar tha

be-sada samundar tha
sar pe aasman tum the

han mera bayan tum the
aur meri dharti mein chahaten tumhaari thin

aadaten tumhaari thin
din tumhaare lahje ki chhanw mein guzarte the

zindagi se ladte the zindagi se darte the
akhatruzzaman nasir

jaane kyun hua badli charkh ne bhi rukh badla
dur masjid-e-jaan se kyun azan-e-dil ubhri

sajda-e-talab chamka
harf-e-kunj-e-lab chamka

din ghurub hote hi zauq-e-muntakhab chamka
kash ye nahin hota kash main wahin hota

akhtaruzzaman nasir
main kisi tamaddun ka aakhiri musafir hun

main hazar khwabon ki daud-dhup mein shamil
main hazar jazbon ki rel-pel ka aadi

main hazar hathon se zindagi banata hun
main hazar qadmon se raston pe chalta hun

main hazar shanon pe karwaten badalta hun
main hazar aankhon se manzaron mein dhalta hun

main asir duniya ka
main basir farda ka

main waraq hun mazi ka
waqt hai munadi ka

darte darte kahta hun main bhi ek shaer hun
akhtaruzzaman nasir

ye safar jo jari hai kaun is ka jada hai
kaun is ki manzil hai

lautna bhi mushkil hai
main to jaise bhar paya aur ek dar paya

roz-o-shab ka halqa hai
main bhi ek qaidi hun

subh ka andhera hun
sham ki safedi hun

akhtaruzzaman nasir
naukri hai sarkari

badtarin samjhauta, badtarin dushwari
aaj mere hathon mein tir hain na patthar hain

aaj meri aankhon mein khwab hain na manzar hain
main sag-e-malamat ki sun raha hun aawazen

roz-o-shab ke narghe se bhagna bhi mushkil hai
aur aise aalam mein

farz-e-ain wajib hai
shughl-e-mai bhi jaez hai

akhtaruzzaman nasir
hukm mujh ko azbar hai

tin nannhi dhupen hain
wo nafis paikar hai

jin ke sath jina hai
dhup hai to sahni hai

bas yahi guzarish hai
ek chhoti tabdili

sirf itni khwahish hai
akhtaruzzaman nasir

e'tidal lazim hai
ye khalaf ka wada hai

dur hai khuda lekin
tosha-e-saadat hai

raushni ka jada hai