tire khayaal se lo de uthii hai tanhaaii
— Nasir Kazmi
Tire khayaal se lo de uThee hai tanhaa.ee
Shab-e-firaaq hai yaa teree jalva-aaraa.ee
Too kis khayaal men hai manzilon ke shaidaa.ee
Unhen bhee dekh jinhen raaste men niind aa.ee
Pukaar ai jaras-e-kaarvaan-e-sub.h-e-tarb
BhaTak rahe hain andheron men tere saudaai
Thahar ga.e hain sar-e-raah khaak uDaane ko
Musaafiron ko na chheD ai havaa-e-sahraa.ee
Rah-e-hayaat men Kuch marhale to dekh liye
Ye aur baat tiree aarzoo na raas aa.ee
Ye saaniha bhee mohabbat men baar-haa guzraa
Ki us ne haal bhee poochhaa to aankh bhar aa.ee
Dil-e-fasurda men phir dhaDkanon kaa shor uThaa
Ye baiThe baiThe mujhe kin dinon kee yaad aa.ee
Main sote sote ka.ee baar chaunk chaunk paDaa
Tamaam raat tire pahluon se aanch aa.ee
Jahaan bhee thaa koi fitna taDap ke jaag uThaa
Tamaam hosh thee mastee men teree Angdhaai
Khulee jo aankh to Kuch aur hee samaan dekhaa
Wo log the na wo jalse na shahr-e-raanaa.ee
Wo taab-e-dard wo sauda-e-intizaar kahaan
Unhee ke saath ga.ee taaqat-e-shakebaa.ee
Phir us kee yaad men dil be-qaraar hai 'naasir'
BichhaD ke jis se huee shahr shahr rusvaa.ee