aaj tujhe kyuuñ chup sī lagī hai
kuchh to batā kyā baat huī hai
aaj to jaise saarī duniyā
ham donoñ ko dekh rahī hai
tū hai aur be-ḳhvāb darīche
maiñ huuñ aur sunsān kalī hai
ḳhair tujhe to jaanā hī thā
jaan bhī tere saath chalī hai
ab to aañkh lagā le 'nāsir'
dekh to kitnī raat ga.ī hai