Dil meN ek lehar sii uThii hai abhii,
ko’ii taazaa havaa chalii hai abhii,
(lehar : wave)
shor barpaa hai Khaanaa-e-dil meN,
ko’ii diivaar sii girii hai abhii,
(Khaanaa-e-dil : in the heart; barpaa : arisen; diivaar : wall)
kuchh to naazuk mizaaj haiN ham bhii,
aur ye choT bhii nayii hai abhii,
(naazuk : delicate; mizaaj : temperament)
bharii duniyaa meN jii nahiiN lagtaa,
jaane kis chiiz kii kamii hai abhii,
tuu shariik-e-suKhan nahiiN hai to kyaa,
ham-suKhan terii Khaamoshii hai abhii,
(shariik-e-suKhan : participant in conversation; ham-suKhan : in conversation)
yaad ke be-nishaaN jaziiroN se,
terii aavaaz aa rahii hai abhii,
(be-nishaaN : without any trace; jaziiraa : island)
shahr ke be-chiraaGh galiiyoN meN,
zindagii tujh ko DhuuNDhtii hai abhii,
(be-chiraaGh : without lamps)
so gaye log us havelii ke,
ek khiRkii magar khulii hai abhii,
(havelii : mansion)
tum to yaaro abhii se uTh baiThe,
shahr meN raat jaagtii hai abhii,
vaqt achchhaa bhii aayegaa ‘Nasir’,
Gham na kar zindagii paRii hai abhii