gaye dinon ka suraag lekar kidhar se aaya kidhar gaya wo

ajib maanuus ajanabi tha mujhe to hairaan kar gaya wo



wo hijr ki raat ka sitaara wo ham-nafas ham-sukan hamaara

sada rahe usaka naam pyaara suna hai kal raat mar gaya wo



wo raat ka be-nava musaafir wo tera shaayir wo tera ' naasir' 

teri gali tak to hamane dekha tha phir na jaane kidhar gaya wo



bas ek moti si chhab dikhaakar bas ek mithi si dhun sunaakar

sitaaraa-e-shaam ban ke aaya ba-rang-e-kaab-e-sahar gaya wo



kushi ki raat ho ya gam ka mausam nazar use dhuundhati hai haradam

wo buu-e-gul tha ki nagmaa-e-jaan mere to dil mein utar gaya wo



na ab wo yaadon ka chadhata dariya na fursaton ki hai os barakha

yuunhi zara si kasak hai dil mein jo zakm gahara tha bhar gaya wo



kuchh ab sambhalane lagi hai jaan bhi badal chala daur-e-aasamaan bhi

jo raat bhaari thi tal gayi hai jo din kada tha guzar gaya wo



bas ek manzil hai bul-hawas ki hazaar raste hain ahal-e-dil ke

yahi to hai farq mujhamein usamein guzar gaya main thahar gaya wo



shikastaa-pa raah mein khada huun gaye dinon ko bhuu raha huun

jo qaafila mera hamasafar tha misaal-e-gard-e-safar gaya wo



mera to kuun ho gaya hai paani sitamagaron ki palak na bhigi

jo naala uttha tha raat dil se na jaane kyuun be-asar gaya wo



wo mayakade ko jagaane waala wo raat ki nind udaane waala

ye aaj kya usake ji mein aayi ki shaam hote hi ghar gaya wo



wo jisake shaane pe haath rakh kar safar kiya tuune manzilon ka

teri gali se na jaane kyuun aaj sar jhukaaye guzar gaya wo