jo log Darte hain raaton ko apne saae se — Asar Akbarabadi

raasta rok liyaa meraa kisi bachche ne
is mein koi to 'asar' meri bhalaai hogi

ulfat kaa hai maza ki 'asar' gham bhi saath hon
taarikiyaan bhi saath rahein raushni ke saath

zindagi tujh se ye gilaa hai mujhe
koi apnaa nahin milaa hai mujhe

fikr-e-jahaan dard-e-mohabbat firaaq-e-yaar
kyaa kahiye kitne gham hain miri zindagi ke saath

saaya bhi saath chhoD gayaa ab to ai 'asar'
phir kis liye main aaj ko kal se judaa karun

ulfat ke badle un se milaa dard-e-laa-ilaaj
itnaa baDhe hai dard main jitni davaa karun

aisi duniyaa mein kab tak guzaaraa karein tum hi kah do ki kaise gavaaraa karein
raat mujh se miri bebasi ne kahaa bebasi ke liye ek taaza ghazal

har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

rahaa khvaab mein un se shab bhar visaal
mire bakht jaage main soyaa kiyaa

aaj Duubaa huaa khushbu mein hai pairaahan-e-jaan
ai sabaa kis ne ye puchhaa hai tiraa naam-o-nishaan

ai buton allaah se li hai ijaazat vasl ki
kal hazaaron dekh Daale istikhaare raat ko