hai kahe dete hain zahmat-khurda hai
dil to hazir hai magar pazhmurda hai

tu hi aata hai na aati hai qaza
dekhte hain jis ko wo aazurda hai

jis tarah ji chahe rakhen mera dil
jaante hain wo ki mal murda hai

manzil-e-ulfat mein rakkhen to qadam
rustam-o-suhrab ka kya gurda hai

kaun sunta hai tumhaari ai 'nasim'
kis ko pas-e-khatir-e-afsurda hai