gham ko sabaat hai na khushi ko qarar hai
jo kal tha khanda-rez wo aaj ashk-bar hai

kahti hai os phul se o be-khud-e-nashat
ru-e-khizan bhi zer-e-hijab-e-bahaar hai

jab tak jali jala ki hawa aai bujh gai
ye zindagi bhi sham-e-sar-e-rah-guzar hai

jis ka nafas ki aamad-o-shud par madar ho
aisi hayat ka bhi koi eatibar hai

ek main hi bad-nasib hun mahrum-e-imbisat
duniya ke lab pe zikr bahaaron ka rahe

apni bahaar waqf-e-khizan ho chuki to ho
har-su jo shor-e-amad-e-fasl-e-bahaar hai

'asi' tarab-kada tha kabhi ye dil-e-hazin
ai wae aaj hasrat-o-gham ka mazar hai