ab aae ho sada sun kar gajar ki
kaho ji shab kahan tum ne basar ki

sahar ko dafn kar ke jaiyega
musibat aur hai ek raat-bhar ki

qafas mein band karna tha jo taqdir
nadamat kyun mujhe di baal-o-par ki

guzar jaegi jo guzregi hum par
chalo ji rah lo tum apne ghar ki

abhi tu jaan le le ai gham-e-ishq
musibat kaun uthae umr-bhar ki

khuda ke waste yaro sambhaalo
ki phir shiddat hui dard-e-jigar ki

tarashshoh aansuon ka ho raha hai
ghata umdi hui hai chashm-e-tar ki

na bolenge tumhaare khauf se hum
hilaenge magar zanjir dar ki

na aana tum ijazat mangne ko
na dikhlana hamein surat safar ki

koi dam ka bakheda rah gaya hai
jigar tak barchhiyan pahunchen nazar ki

hamein fassad ka munh dekhna hai
uthani hai musibat neshtar ki

habab-asa hai lutf-e-zindagani
haqiqat kuchh nahin hoti bashar ki

'nasim' ab dil katan ki tarah hai chaak
mohabbat mein kisi rashk-e-qamar ki