zabaa.N suKhan ko suKhan baa.Nkapan ko tarasegaa
suKhan_kadaa merii tarz-e-suKhan ko tarasegaa 

naye pyaale sahii tere daur me.n saaqii
ye daur merii sharaab-e-kohan ko tarasegaa 

mujhe to Khair vatan chho.D ke aman na milii
vatan bhii mujh se Gariib-ul-vatan ko tarasegaa 

unhii.n ke dam se farozaa.N hai.n millato.n ke charaaG
zamaanaa sohabat-e-arabaab-e-fan ko tarasegaa 

badal sako to badal do ye baaG_baa.N varanaa
ye baaG saayaa-e-sard-o-samaa.N ko tarasegaa 

havaa-e-zulm yahii hai to dekhanaa ek din
zamii.n paanii ko suuraj kiran ko tarasegaa 

ye bhii kyaa shaam-e-mulaaqaat aa_ii
lab pe mushkil se terii baat aa_ii 

subah se chup hai.n tere hijr nasiib
haaye kyaa hogaa agar raat aa_ii 

bastiyaa.N chho.D ke barase baadal
kis qayaamat kii ye barasaat aa_ii 

ko_ii jab mil ke huaa thaa ruKhsat
dil-e-betaab vahii raat aa_ii 

saayaa-e-zulf-e-butaa.N me.n ’Nasir’
ek se ek na_ii raat aa_ii 

vo saahilo.n pe gaane vaale kyaa hue
vo kashtiyaa.N jalaane vaale kyaa hue

[saahil = shore; kashtii = boat]

vo subah aate aate rah ga_ii kahaa.N
jo qaafile the aane vaale kyaa hue

[qaafilaa = caravan]

mai.n jin kii raah dekhataa huu.N raat bhar
vo raushanii dikhaane vaale kyaa hue

ye kaun log hai.n mere idhar udhar
vo dostii nibhaane vaale kyaa hue

imaarate.n to jal ke raakh ho ga_ii.n
imaarate.n banaane vaale kyaa hue

[imaarat = building; raakh = ashes]

ye aap ham to bojh hai.n zamiin kaa
zamii.n kaa bojh uThaane vaale kyaa hue

[bojh = burden]

vo dil navaaz hai nazar shanaas nahii.n
meraa ilaaj mere chaaraagar ke paas nahii.n 

ta.Dap rahe hai.n zabaa.N par ka_ii savaal magar
mere liye ko_ii shayaan-e-iltamaas nahii.n 

tere ujaalo.n me.n bhii dil kaa.Np kaa.Np uThataa hai
mere mizaaj ko aasuudagii bhii raas nahii.N 

kabhii kabhii jo tere qurb me.n guzare the
ab un dino.n kaa tasavvur bhii mere paas nahii.n 

guzar rahe hai.n ajab marhalo.n se diidaa-o-dil
sahar kii aas to hai zindagii kii aas nahii.n 

mujhe ye Dar hai ki terii aarazuu na miT jaaye
bahut dino.n se tabiiyat merii udaas nahii.n 

tuu hai yaa teraa saayaa hai
bhesh judaa_ii ne badalaa hai

dil kii havelii par muddat se
Khaamoshii kaa qufl pa.Daa hai

chiiKh rahe hai.n Khaalii kamare
shaam se kitanii tez havaa hai

daravaaze sar pho.D rahe hai.n
kaun is ghar ko chho.D gayaa hai

hichakii thamatii hii nahii.n ’Nasir’
aaj kisii ne yaad kiyaa hai

tere milane ko bekal ho gaye hai.n
magar ye log paagal ho gaye hai.n

bahaare.n leke aaye the jahaa.N tum
vo ghar sun_saan jangal ho gaye hai.n

yahaa.N tak ba.Dh gaye aalaam-e-hastii
ki dil ke hausale shal ho gaye hai.n

kahaa.N tak taab laaye naatavaa.N dil
ki sadame ab musal_sal ho gaye hai.n

nigaah-e-yaas ko niind aa rahii hai
musardaa pur_ashk bojhal ho gaye hai.n

unhe.n sadiyo.n na bhuulegaa zamaanaa
yahaa.N jo haadase kal ho gaye hai.n

jinhe.n ham dekh kar jiite the ’Nasir’
vo log aa.Nkho.n se ojhal ho gaye hai.n

tere Khayaal se lau de uThii hai tanhaa_ii
shab-e-firaaq hai yaa terii jalvaa_aaraa_ii 

tuu kis Khayaal me.n hai ai manzilo.n ke shaadaa_ii
unhe.n bhii dekh jinhe.n raaste me.n niind aa_ii 

pukaar ai jaras-e-kaaravaan-e-subah-e-tarab
bhaTak rahe hai.n a.Ndhero.n me.n tere saudaa_ii 

rah-e-hayaat me.n kuchh marhale to dekh liye
ye aur baat terii aarazuu na raas aa_ii 

ye saanihaa bhii muhabbat me.n baarahaa guzaraa
ki us ne haal bhii puuchhaa to aa.Nkh bhar aa_ii 

phir us kii yaad me.n dil beqaraar hai ’Nasir’
bichha.D ke jis se hu_ii shahar shahar rusavaa_ii 

safar-e-manzil-e-shab yaad nahii.n
log ruKhsat huye kab yaad nahii.n

[ruKhsat = to leave]

dil me.n har vaqt chubhan rahatii thii
thii mujhe kis kii talab yaad nahii.n

[talab = desire]

vo sitaaraa thii ke shabanam thii ke phuul
ik suurat thii ajab yaad nahii.n

[shabanam = dew]

aisaa ulajhaa huu.N Gam-e-duniyaa me.n
ek bhii Khvaab-e-tarab yaad nahii.n

[tarab = joy]

bhuulate jaate hai.n maazii ke dayaar
yaad aaye.n bhii to sab yaad nahii.n

[maazii = past; dayaar = place/residence]

ye haqiiqat hai ke ahabaab ko ham
yaad hii kab the ke ab yaad nahii.n

[haqiiqat = reality; ahabaab (plural of habiib) = friends]

yaad hai sair-e-charaaGaa.N "Nasir"
dii ke bujhane kaa sabab yaad nahii.n

[sair-e-charaaGaa.N = strolling through brightly illuminated paths]
[sabab = reason]

phir saavan rut kii pavan chalii tum yaad aaye
phir patto.n kii paazeb bajii tum yaad aaye

[paazeb = anklet (paayal)]

phir ku.Nje.n bolii.n ghaas ke hare samandar me.n
rut aa_ii piile phuulo.n kii tum yaad aaye

phir kaagaa bolaa ghar ke suune aa.Ngan me.n
phir amrat ras kii buu.Nd pa.Dii tum yaad aaye

pahale to mai.n chiiKh ke royaa aur phir ha.Nsane lagaa
baadal garjaa bijalii chamakii tum yaad aaye

din bhar to mai.n duniyaa ke dhandho.n me.n khoyaa rahaa
jab diivaaro.n se dhuup Dhalii tum yaad aaye

niiyat-e-shauq bhar na jaaye kahii.n
tuu bhii dil se utar na jaaye kahii.n 

aaj dekhaa hai tujhe der ke baad
aaj kaa din guzar na jaaye kahii.n 

na milaa kar udaas logo.n se
husn teraa bikhar na jaaye kahii.n 

aarazuu hai ke tuu yahaa.N aaye
aur phir umr bhar na jaaye kahii.n 

jii jalaataa huu.N aur ye sochataa huu.N
raayegaa.N ye hunar na jaaye kahii.n 

aao kuchh der ro hii le.n ’Nasir’
phir ye dariyaa utar na jaaye kahii.n