khandan-e-qais ka main to sada se pir hun
silsila-jumban-e-shor-e-khana-e-zanjir hun

khaksari ke abhi to darpai tadbir hun
kushta ho kar khak jab hon tab kabhi iksir hun

zoaf ne go kar diya hai jun kaman gosha-nashin
ab bhi chalne ko jo puchho to sarasar tir hun

rishta-e-ulfat ne bandhe hain par-e-parwaz aah
dam-e-hairat mein ba-rang-e-bulbul-e-taswir hun

tujh se ye uqda khulega ai nasim-e-subh-dam
ghunche ki manind is gulshan mein kyun dil-gir hun

muntazir chashm-e-rikab ai said-e-afgan hai hanuz
bosa-e-fitrak ki khwahish hai wo nakhchir hun

faqr ki daulat ke aage saltanat kya mal hai
bistare par apne ai ruba-mizajo sher hun

sach hai apne dam se qaem hai ye buniyaad-e-jahan
raunaq-afza-e-chaman aaraish-e-tamir hun

jaisi chahe waisi le mujh se qasam qatil na dar
hashr ko bhi gar kabhi tera main daman-gir hun

ahl-e-jauhar hi mere mazmun ko samjhe hai 'nasir'
main bhi iqlim-e-sukhan mein sahib-e-shamshir hun