Naaz-e-be-gaangii meN kyaa kuch thaa,
husn kii saadgii meN kyaa kuch thaa,
(naaz : playfulness; be-gaangii : not dependent upon; husn : beauty)
laakh raaheN thiiN, laakh jalve the,
ahd-e-aavaargii meN kyaa kuch thaa,
(jalve : miracles; ahd-e-aavaargii : time of wandering around)
aaNkh khulte hii chhup gayii har shai,
aalam-e-beKhudii meN kyaa kuch thaa,
(shai : , an object; aalam-e-be-Khudii : state of unconsciousness about this world)
yaad haiN marhale muhabbat ke,
haaye ! us be-kalii meN kyaa kuch thaa,
(marhale : problems; be-kalii : state of restlessness)
kitne biite dinoN kii yaad aayii,
aaj terii kamii meN kyaa kuch thaa,
kitne maanuus log yaad aaye,
subh kii chaaNdnii meN kyaa kuch thaa,
(maanuus : known)
raat bhar ham na so sake “Nasir”,
parda-e-Khaamshii meN kyaa kuch thaa.
(parda-e-Khamshii : veil of silence)