gae dinon kaa suraag le kar kidhar se aayaa kidhar gaya wo
— Nasir Kazmi
Ga.e dinon kaa suraagh le kar kidhar se aayaa kidhar gaya wo
Ajiib maanoos ajnabee thaa mujhe to hairaan kar gaya wo
Bas ek motee see chhab dikhaa kar bas ek meeThee see dhun sunaa kar
Sitaara-e-shaam ban ke aayaa ba-rang-e-khvaab-e-sahar gaya wo
Khushee kee rut ho ki gham kaa mausam nazar use DhoonDtee hai har dam
Wo boo-e-gul thaa ki naghma-e-jaan mire to dil men utar gaya wo
Na ab wo yaadon kaa chaDhtaa Dariya na fursaton kee udaas barkhaa
Yoonhee zaraa see kasak hai dil men jo zakhm gahraa thaa bhar gaya wo
Kuch ab sambhalne lagee hai jaan bhee badal chalaa daur-e-aasmaan bhee
Jo raat bhaaree thee Tal ga.ee hai jo din kaDaa thaa guzar gaya wo
Bas ek manzil hai bul-havas kee hazaar raste hain ahl-e-dil ke
Yahee to hai farq mujh men us men guzar gaya main Thahar gaya wo
Shikasta-paa raah men khaDaa hoon ga.e dinon ko bulaa raha hoon
Jo qaafila meraa ham-safar thaa misaal-e-gard-e-safar gaya wo
Miraa too Khoon ho gaya hai paanee sitamgaron kee palak na bheegee
Jo naala uTThaa thaa raat dil se na jaane kyuun be-asar gaya wo
Wo mai-kade ko jagaane vaalaa wo raat kee niind uDaane vaalaa
Ye aaj kya us ke jee men aa.ee ki shaam hote hee ghar gaya wo
Wo hijr kee raat kaa sitaara wo ham-nafas ham-sukhan hamaaraa
Sadaa rahe us kaa naam pyaaraa sunaa hai kal raat mar gaya wo
Wo jis ke shaane pe haath rakh kar safar kiyaa too ne manzilon kaa
Tiree galee se na jaane kyuun aaj sar jhukaa.e guzar gaya wo
Wo raat kaa be-navaa musaafir wo teraa shaa.ir wo teraa 'naasir'
Tiree galee tak to ham ne dekhaa thaa phir na jaane kidhar gaya wo