dekh o qatil basar karte hain kis mushkil se ham
charagar se dard-e-nalan dard se dil dil se ham
haae kya be-ḳhud kiya hai ghaflat-e-umid ne
hal-e-dil kahte hain apna phir usi qatil se ham
rashk aada ne kiye raushan badan men ustuḳhvan
sham-e-mahfil ho ke utthe aap ki mahfil se ham
is ko kahte hain vafadari ki baad-az-qatl bhi
dagh-e-ḳhun ho kar na chhute daman-e-qatil se ham
tuul thi rah-e-adam ghabra ke soe qabr men
paanv phailae thake jab duri-e-manzil se ham
jism-e-raushan se nazar aate hain jalve ruuh ke
husn-e-laila dekhte hain parda-e-mahmil se ham
ḳhali az ehsan nahin ye bhi ki vaqt-e-iztirab
ḳhush to ho jaate hain tere vada-e-batil se ham
aao aapas men samajh len ghair kaahe ko sune
tum kaho dil se hamare kuchh tumhare dil se ham
sun ke ro dete hain aksar surat-e-zaḳhm-e-jigar
aap sharmate hain apne ḳhanda-e-batil se ham
rashk hai hasrat pe us ki dil men aata hai yahi
apne qalib ko badal len qalib-e-bismil se ham
sina-e-dil men hujum-e-dagh-e-hasrat hai ‘nasim’
phuul chun lete hain apne gulshan-e-hasil se ham