safar e manzil e shab yaad nahin
— Nasir Kazmi
Safar-e-manzil-e-shab yaad naheen
Log rukhsat hue kab yaad naheen
Avvaleen qurb kee sarshaaree men
Kitne armaan the jo ab yaad naheen
Dil men har vaqt chubhan rahtee thee
Thee mujhe kis kee talab yaad naheen
Wo sitaaraa thee ki shabnam thee ki phuul
Ek soorat thee ajab yaad naheen
Kaisee veeraan hai guzar-gaah-e-khayaal
Jab se wo aariz o lab yaad naheen
Bhoolte jaate hain maazee ke dayaar
Yaad aa.en bhee to sab yaad naheen
Aisa uljhaa hoon gham-e-Dunya men
Ek bhee khvaab-e-tarab yaad naheen
Rishta-e-jaan thaa kabhee jis kaa khayaal
Us kee soorat bhee to ab yaad naheen
Ye haqeeqat hai ki ahbaab ko ham
Yaad hee kab the jo ab yaad naheen
Yaad hai sair-e-charaaghaan 'naasir'
Dil ke bujhne kaa sabab yaad naheen