us se ummid-e-wafa ai dil-e-nashad na kar
zindagi apni is arman mein barbaad na kar

gila-e-zaur na kar shikwa-e-bedar na kar
zulm sahne ka maza ye hai ki fariyaad na kar

khalwat-e-dil hai tere aa ke thaharne ki jagah
teri marzi use barbaad kar aabaad na kar

baghban tak mein hai ghat mein sayyaad hai dekh
sair-e-gulshan abhi ai bulbul-e-nashad na kar

kuchh tadapne ka sisakne ka maza lene de
itni tajil mere qatl mein jallad na kar

ab mujhe taqat-e-parwaz nahin ai sayyaad
rahne de qaid qafas se mujhe aazad na kar

upri dil se sahi kuchh to tasalli ho jae
saf inkar se zalim mujhe nashad na kar

dar-e-mahbub tak ai bakht mujhe pahuncha de
aur kuchh us se siwa tu meri imdad na kar

be-dhadak jaan sabhi ahl-e-wafa dete hain
tu faqat midhat-e-jabazi-e-farhad na kar

gham-e-dildar ne rag rag ka lahu chus liya
mujh se ab chhed tu ai nashtar-e-faulad na kar

lakh dushwar sahi zabt-e-fughan ai bulbul
magar ek uf bhi to be-marzi-e-sayyaad na kar

sadma-e-hijr ke shikwon pe wo bole shab-e-wasl
gai guzri hui baaton ko tu ab yaad na kar

ai dil us shokh ki taswir tasawwur mein to khinch
kaam mani se na rakh minnat-e-bahzad na kar

'asi'-e-be-sar-o-saman ko pada rahne de
apne kuche se utha kar use nashad na kar