kaun kis ka raqib hai jaanan
apna apna nasib hai jaanan

is zamane se rasm-o-rah na rakh
ye zamana ajib hai jaanan

shahr-e-zulmat mein din ka suraj bhi
raat usi ka nasib hai jaanan

zindagi se mufahamat kya ho
zindagi kuchh ajib hai jaanan

shadmani se bahra-war ho len
gham ki saat qarib hai jaanan

kuchh inayat idhar bhi ho jae
dil ye muflis gharib hai jaanan

kaun dastak ye de raha hai 'nasim'
koi shair adib hai jaanan