ashk ke abr-e-ravaan mein DhunDhti huun main tujhe — Baharunnisa Bahar

viraan zindagi ke ye lamhe ajiib hain
bazm-e-tarab mein dhuum hai furqat dhamaal se

ye zakhm-e-anaa kaafi hai ai yusuf-e-dauraan
is chashm-e-zulekhaa ko tu ghamnaak na karnaa

munjamid ho zindagi mein jab kabhi shahr-e-khayaal
phir charaagh-e-dil se us ko jagmagaanaa chaahiye

ghaayal vajud soch ki baisaakhiyaan liye
milne chalaa hai guzre hue maah-o-saal se

harf saare bol uTThein jab bhi main likhne lagun
ab koi jazba miraa mahv-e-duaa lagtaa nahin

havaa hai ret hai dasht-e-vafaa hai
ruton ko aataa jaataa dekhti huun

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

is ke baghair leaderi apni thi naa-tamaam
kuchh is liye bhi jail mein jaanaa paDaa mujhe

dil na dete use to kyaa karte
ai 'asar' dukh hamein uThaanaa thaa

Dil dhoondta hai phir wahi fursat-e-shab-o-roz
Naaz uthana, naaz uthana, naaz uthana