bahaar hai tere aariz se lau lagae hue
charagh lala-o-gul ke hain jhilmilae hue

tera khayal bhi teri hi tarah aata hai
hazar chashmak-e-barq-o-sharar chhupae hue

lahu ko pighli hui aag kya banaenge
jo naghme aanch mein dil ki nahin tapae hue

zara chale chalo dam bhar ko din bahut bite
bahaar-e-subh-e-chaman ko dulhan banae hue

qadim se hai yahi rasm-o-rah-e-mulk-e-wafa
ki aazmae gae jo the aazmae hue

dhitai dekhi thi us se ladate hain aankhen
sitare aankhon ki teri jhapak churae hue

hai ja-e-husn haya aur bhi izafa kar
nazar ke samne aa ja nazar jhukae hue

jo muntazir the kisi ke wo so gae aakhir
sisakti aarzuon ko gale lagae hue

ab is ke baad gila kis se kijiye kis ka
samajhte the jinhen apna wahi parae hue

hum apne haal-e-pareshan pe muskurae the
zamana ho gaya yun bhi to muskurae hue

hamesha kaif se khali rahenge wo naghme
jo teri nikhat-e-khush mein nahin basae hue

'asar' sunati hain ab dil ki dhadkanen shab ko
fasane us nigah-e-mast ke sunae hue