aaj to be-sabab udaas hai jī

ishq hotā to koī baat bhī thī

jaltā phirtā huuñ maiñ dopahroñ meñ

jaane kyā chiiz kho ga.ī merī

vahīñ phirtā huuñ maiñ bhī ḳhāk-basar

is bhare shahr meñ hai ek galī

chhuptā phirtā hai ishq duniyā se

phailtī jā rahī hai rusvā.ī

ham-nashīñ kyā kahūñ ki vo kyā hai

chhoḌ ye baat niiñd uḌne lagī

aaj to vo bhī kuchh ḳhamosh sā thā

maiñ ne bhī us se koī baat na kī

ek dam us ke hoñT chuum liye

ye mujhe baiThe baiThe kyā sūjhī

ek dam us kā haath chhoḌ diyā

jaane kyā baat darmiyāñ aa.ī

tū jo itnā udaas hai 'nāsir'

tujhe kyā ho gayā batā to sahī