khub-o-zisht-e-jahaan kaa farq na puchh — Imdad Imam Asar

afsos umr kaT gai ranj-o-malaal mein
dekhaa na khvaab mein bhi jo kuchh thaa khayaal mein

kaisaa aanaa kaisaa jaanaa mere ghar kyaa aaoge
ghairon ke ghar jaane se tum fursat kis din paate ho

kartaa hai ai 'asar' dil-e-khun-gashta kaa gila
aashiq vo kyaa ki khasta-e-tegh-e-jafaa na ho

saath duniyaa kaa nahin taalib-e-duniyaa dete
apne kutton ko ye murdaar liye phirti hai

aaina dekh ke farmaate hain
kis ghazab ki hai javaani meri

gulshan mein kaun bulbul-e-naalaan ko de panaah
gulchin o baaghbaan bhi hain sayyaad ki taraf

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

sach ishq mein hain aashiq o maashuq baraabar
jo mushkil-e-majnun hai so hai mushkil-e-lailaa

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

abr barse to inaayat us ki
shaakh to sirf duaa karti hai