gasht na kar idhar-udhar be-ḳhabari jahan men hai
apne hi dil men ghaur kar dekh makin makan men hai
raat tamam kho chuka niind se sair ho chuka
jaag ki ḳhuub so chuka kus-e-ajal fughan men hai
kis se misal tujh ko duun ghair kahan jo naam luun
haal kahun to kya kahun qufl-e-adab zaban men hai
paanv bahut thaka chuka shaam ka qurb aa chuka
daud ki vaqt ja chuka tu pas-e-karvan men hai
dekh kahin dagha na ho jism se jaan juda na ho
jald sambhal ḳhata na ho tir-e-ajal kaman men hai
manzil-e-gor tang hai pa-e-faragh lang hai
tujh ko abhi umang hai aur hi kuchh guman men hai
tujh ko ‘nasim’ kya hua did-e-jahan se dil utha
rang-e-fareb ja-ba-ja har gul-e-bostan men hai