sehn-e-gulshan mein kai daam bichhe hain ai 'asar' — Asar Sahbai

tumhaari yaad mein duniyaa ko huun bhulaae hue
tumhaare dard ko siine se huun lagaae hue

ye husn-e-dil-fareb ye aalam shabaab kaa
goyaa chhalak rahaa hai piyaala sharaab kaa

tere shabaab ne kiyaa mujh ko junun se aashnaa
mere junun ne bhar diye rang tiri shabaab mein

jis husn ki hai chashm-e-tamannaa ko justuju
vo aaftaab mein hai na hai maahtaab mein

ilaahi kashti-e-dil bah rahi hai kis samundar mein
nikal aati hain maujein ham jise saahil samajhte hain

saari duniyaa se be-niyaazi hai
vaah ai mast-e-naaz kyaa kahnaa

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

qaatil tiri gali bhi badaun se kam nahin
jis ke qadam qadam pe mazaar-e-shahid hai

gulaabon ke honTon pe lab rakh rahaa huun
use der tak sochnaa chaahtaa huun