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