din dhala raat phir aa gai so raho so raho
manzilon chha gai khamushi so raho so raho
saara din tapte suraj ki garmi men jalte rahe
thandi thandi hava phir chali so raho so raho
garm sunsan qariyon ki dharti mahakne lagi
khaak rashk-e-iram ban gai so raho so raho
razm-gah-e-jahan ban gai ja-e-aman-o-aman
hai yahi vaqt ki ragni so raho so raho
kaise sunsan hain asman chup khade hain makan
hai faza ajnabi ajnabi so raho so raho
thak gae naaqa o sarban tham gae karvan
ghantiyon ki sada so gai so raho so raho
chandni aur dhuen ke siva duur tak kuchh nahin
so gai shahr ki har gali so raho so raho
gardish-e-vaqt ki loriyan raat ki raat hain
phir kahan ye hava ye nami so raho so raho
saari basti ke log is madhur lai men khoe gae
duur bajne lagi bansuri so raho so raho
duur shakhon ke jhurmut men jugnu bhi gum ho gae
chand men so gai chandni so raho so raho
ghar ke divar-o-dar raah tak tak ke shal ho gae
ab na aaega shayad koi so raho so raho
sust raftar taare bhi ankhen jhapakne lage
gham ke maaro ghadi do ghadi so raho so raho
munh-andhere hi ‘nasir’ kise dhundne chal diye
duur hai subh-e-raushan abhi so raho so raho
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