kuchh to ehasaas-e-ziyaan thaa pahale - Nasir Kazmi

kuchh to ehasaas-e-ziyaan thaa pahale

dil kaa ye haal kahaan thaa pahale

ab to manzil bhii hai Khud garm-e-safar

har qadam sang-e-nishaan thaa pahale

safar-e-shauq ke farsang na puuchh

vaqt beqaid-e-makaan thaa pahale

ye alag baat ki gam raas hai ab

is men andeshaa-e-jaan thaa pahale

yuun na ghabaraaye huye phirate the

dil ajab kunj-e-amaan thaa pahale

ab bhii tuu paas nahiin hai lekin

is qadar duur kahaan thaa pahale

dere daale hain bagolon ne jahaan

us taraf chashm-e-ravaan thaa pahale

ab vo dariyaa na bastii na vo log

kyaa Khabar kaun kahaan thaa pahale

har Kharaabaa ye sadaa detaa hai

main bhii aabaad makaan thaa pahale

kyaa se kyaa ho gaii duniyaa pyaare

tuu vahiin par hai jahaan thaa pahale

ham ne aabaad kiyaa mulk-e-suKhan

kaisaa sunsaan samaan thaa pahale

ham ne baKhshii hai Khamoshii ko zubaan

dard majabuur-e-fugaan thaa pahale

ham ne roshan kiyaa maamuur-e-gam

varnaa har simt dhuaan thaa pahale

gam ne phir dil ko jagaayaa 'nasir'

Khaanaabarbaad kahaan thaa pahale