kaun is raah se guzarataa hai

dil yuu.N hii intazaar karataa hai

dekh kar bhii na dekhane vaale

dil tujhe dekh-dekh Darataa hai

shahar-e-gul me.n kaTii hai saarii raat

dekhiye din kahaa.N guzarataa hai

dhyaan kii sii.Diiyo.n pe pichhale pahar

ko_ii chupake se paa.Nv dharataa hai

dil to meraa udaas hai 'Nasir'

shahar kyo.n saaye.n-saaye.n karataa hai

dil me.n ik lahar sii uThii hai abhii

ko_ii taazaa havaa chalii hai abhii

shor barpaa hai Khaanaa-e-dil me.n

ko_ii diivaar sii girii hai abhii

[barpaa = arisen]

kuchh to naazuk mizaaj hai.n ham bhii

aur ye choT bhii na_ii hai abhii

[naazuk = delicate; mizaaj = temperament]

[choT = wound; na_ii = new]

bharii duniyaa me.n jii nahii.n lagataa

jaane kis chiiz kii kamii hai abhii

tuu shariik-e-suKhan nahii.n hai to kyaa

ham-suKhan terii Khaamoshii hai abhii

yaad ke be-nishaa.N jaziiro.n se

terii aavaaz aa rahii hai abhii

[jaziiraa = island]

shahar ke becharaaG galiyo.n me.n

zindagii tujh ko Dhuu.NDhatii hai abhii

[becharaaG = dark/without light]

so gaye log us havelii ke

ek khi.Dakii magar khulii hai abhii

[havelii = mansion]

tum to yaaro abhii se uTh baiThe

shahar me.n raat jaagatii hai abhii

vaqt achchhaa bhii aayegaa 'Nasir'

Gam na kar zindagii pa.Dii hai abhii

gaye dino.n kaa suraaG lekar kidhar se aayaa kidhar gayaa vo 

ajiib maanuus ajanabii thaa mujhe to hairaan kar gayaa vo 

Khushii kii rut ho ke Gam kaa mausum nazar use Dhuu.NDhatii hai har dam 

vo buu-e-gul thaa ke naGmaa-e-jaan mere to dil me.n utar gayaa vo 

vo maikade ko jagaanevaalaa vo raat kii niind u.Daanevaalaa 

na jaane kyaa us ke jii me.n aa_ii ki shaam hote hii ghar gayaa vo 

kuchh ab sambhalane lagii hai jaa.N bhii badal chalaa rang aasmaa.N bhii 

jo raat bhaarii thii Tal ga_ii hai jo din ka.Daa thaa guzar gayaa vo 

shikastaa_paa raah me.n kha.Daa huu.N gaye dino.n ko bulaa rahaa huu.N 

jo qaafilaa meraa ham_safar thaa misl-e-gard-e-safar gayaa vo 

bas ek manzil hai bul_havas kii hazaar raste hai.n ahal-e-dil ke 

ye hii to hai farq mujh me.n us me.n guzar gayaa mai.n Thahar gayaa vo 

vo jis ke shaane pe haath rakh kar safar kiyaa tuune mannzilo.n kaa 

terii galii se na jaane kyuu.N aaj sar jhukaaye guzar gayaa vo 

vo hijr ki raat kaa sitaara vo ham_nafas ham_suKhan hamaaraa 

sadaa rahe us kaa naam pyaaraa sunaa hai kal raat mar gayaa vo 

bas ek motii sii chhab dikhaakar bas ek miiThii sii dhun sunaa kar 

sitaaraa-e-shaam ban ke aayaa barang-e-Khayaal-e-sahar gayaa vo 

na ab vo yaado.n kaa cha.Dhataa dariyaa na fursato.n kii udaas barkhaa 

yuu.N hii zaraa sii kasak hai dil me.n jo zaKhm gaharaa thaa bhar gayaa vo 

vo raat kaa benavaa musaafir vo teraa shaayar vo teraa 'Nasir'

terii galii tak to ham ne dekhaa phir na jaane kidhar gayaa vo 

kuchh yaadagaar-e-shahar-e-sitam_gar hii le chale.n 

aaye hai.n is galii me.n to patthar hii le chale.n 

yuu.N kis tarah kaTegaa ka.Dii dhuup kaa safar 

sar par Khayaal-e-yaar kii chaadar hii le chale.n 

ranj-e-safar kii ko_ii nishaanii to paas ho 

tho.Dii sii Khaak-e-kuuchaa-e-dil_bar hii le chale.n 

ye kah ke chhe.Datii hai hame.n dil_giraftagii 

ghabaraa gaye hai.n aap to bahar hii le chale.n 

is shahar-e-becharaaG me.n jaayegii tuu kahaa.N 

aa ai shab-e-firaaq tujhe ghar hii le chale.n