kis burj mein falak ne sitare milae hain
dast-e-shab-e-firaq mein sae hi sae hain

gulzar-e-zindagi ke hain gul-dan ke nahin
ye phul kar-khana-e-qudarat se aae hain

khasta hue tane to jaden phutne lagin
pedon ne apne apne badan phir ugae hain

saman-e-bud-o-bash tha jangal se shahr tak
hum apna bojh nafs ke ghodon pe lae hain

duniya mein itne shor-sharabe ke bawajud
jo bolte nahin hain wahi ahl-e-rae hain

hum sar-phiron ka zauq-e-sukunat na puchhiye
jab shahr tang ho gae sahra basae hain

lagta hai apna zehn bhi apna nahin 'nasim'
khud-sakhta khayal bhi jaise parae hain